Are Safe Haven Assets Becoming Extinct?

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In a matter of months, the COVID-19 pandemic grew from a considerable health threat to a global financial crisis. What followed was a torrent of sell-offs and fund transfers to so-called safe havens, such as gold, government bonds, and the Japanese yen, which quickly weakened the stock markets to an extent comparable only to the worst of market recessions.

The en masse and almost simultaneous investor migration from medium- and high-risk financial instruments to traditionally strong assets in times of crisis inevitably had us asking the question: what are the hidden risks of investing in safe havens in 2020?

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On the brink of a new business age: who are the winners and losers from COVID-19

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In the span of just a couple of months, the coronavirus pandemic managed to shake the foundations of the global economy, dramatically alter our day-to-day lives, and generate unprecedented unemployment levels on a global scale, all without breaking a sweat.

And while the disrupted supply chains posed significant financial risks to a great degree of companies, for some sectors the virus turned into an unexpected stairway to success. LEt’s take a look at who are the winners and losers in the fight against COVID-19.

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