The uses of gold include insurance, hedging, international reserves, jewelry making and other fields.
1. Hedging
When inflation is serious, the currency depreciates sharply. In order to avoid the loss of assets, people usually buy gold to increase the insured value of assets.
avoid danger
When the global economy is in recession and the political situation is tense, the market is extremely panicked and the stock market plummets. In order to avoid market risks, investors like to buy products with hedging functions such as gold and silver.
3. Used as an international reserve
Gold is the most important part of the international reserves of all countries. In order to maintain the balance of payments and basic international payments, all countries reserve a certain amount of physical gold in the central bank. Gold is an asset generally accepted by all countries in the world, with high value and strong liquidity.