Thoughts about Gold miners.
Thoughts about Gold miners. Pros Gold is near five year low. China's demand Putin Miners pay good dividends and financially solid. Cons FED tapering and interest rate hike are negative for gold price. 200 bp rake hike in three years is quite certain. My view Sector rotation Do not know where we are in the economic cycle but it should be closer to the end of expansion than the beginning of it. For the last 3 months, Utilities was the best sector and Cyclicals was the second from the worst. For the last one month, Utilities, Basic Materials, Financial services were the best three while high risk sector such as Tech, Cyclical, and Healthcare lagged the market. Keeping those in mind, sector rotation model implies that we are about to pass the peak of an economic cycle. Risk appetite will move from high-risk to low-risk assets. Inflation and Staples I expect retailers will raise prices due to high demand this year. After people spent on housing and durables for th