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Monday, 6/29, 01:44 AM
Safe-Haven Assets, Explained: What Rallies When Markets Get Scared
- When a geopolitical shock hits — like this weekend's renewed US-Iran tensions — investors stop chasing returns and start chasing safety.
- Here's what 'safe-haven' assets are, why gold, government bonds and a few currencies tend to hold up in a crisis, and why none of them is truly risk-free.