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economic outlook became opaque with Corona 19, the gold price literally became gold. The liquid funds released on the market were concentrated in gold, a representative safety asset. Gold prices are at their highest every day.

Reporter Sunghoon Lee.

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A gold exchange in Seoul, and calls for gold are constantly coming.

[Are you going to buy a gold bar for ten money?]

Interest in gold investment has increased with the ever-increasing price of gold.

[Jang Seok-cheol / Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul: Since the corona, the economy is too unstable, securities are unstable, and the safest is gold or silver.]

Recently, orders for gold bars have been rapidly increasing.

[Song Jong-gil / Managing Director, Korea Gold Exchange: As more and more customers are looking for gold as a safe asset, (online) sales increased by about 6 billion won compared to the same period of the previous year.] The

price per 1g of gold spot rose 1.94% to 73,000940 We finished the transaction in won.

I hit a new high for three consecutive days.

International gold prices soared 25% this year, with the gold delivered on August at the New York Mercantile Exchange reaching $1,890 per ounce, a record high.

This is because the preference for gold, which is classified as a safe asset, became apparent due to the recession caused by Corona 19.

As the governments of each country are competitively releasing money, the liquidity is excessive, but the investment is not deserved, so gold investment has increased.

When the gold price runs out, money rises, and when money runs out, the gold price goes up. In the U.S. Wall Street Journal, "The Corona virus caused an international gold rush."

[Shim Soo-bin / Kiwoom Securities Researcher: Demand for gold can continue even after the economic recovery. Expectations for recovery in jewelery demand can also serve as a factor in rising gold prices. .]

Experts expected gold prices to remain strong for some time, but be careful with excessive investment concentration.