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Corona 19, the outlook for the economy was uncertain, and the demand to buy gold increased significantly. The liquidity released on the market is a safe asset, but the gold price is the highest in the year.

Reporter Sunghoon Lee.

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A gold exchange in Seoul. The call for gold is 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 thing is gold or silver.]

Recently, orders for gold bars have been rapidly increasing.

[Song Jong-gil / Managing Director of the 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.]

Today (24th), the price per 1g of gold spot was 1.94 than yesterday. % The deal has ended at 73,000940 won.

I hit a new high for three consecutive days.

International gold prices soared 25% this year, with the gold delivered in August at the New York Mercantile Exchange yesterday 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 jumped, the money ran out, and when the money ran out, the gold price jumped more. The American Wall Street Journal also evaluated that the "coronavirus 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 forecast gold prices to be strong for some time, but be careful with excessive investment concentration.

(Video editing: Hye-young Choi, VJ: Min-gu Jung)