ive extracted the end of article from business spectator.
"Gold will always remain a safe haven in the face of economic, financial and geopolitical events. But at present only a dramatic geopolitical event could shock gold prices higher.""
With Syria crisis unfolding this geo-pololitical crisis could push gold prices upwards and destabilise the middle east.
Tensions Rise Over Syria Missile Strikes as UN Team Leaves
Mr. Putin has argued against any military action by outside powers, describing rebel fighters in Syria as extremists and suggesting that intervention would bring more instability to the Middle East. The Russian president, who said he expects to discuss the situation with Mr. Obama during next week's G-20 summit in St. Petersburg, reminded the U.S. president Saturday of the mixed results of previous Western interventions in the region.