Alan Greespan, ancien président de la FED, affirme que l'or n'est pas dans un phénomène de bulle, et que le facteur explicatif de la forte demande pour l'or est la perte de confiance dans notre système monétaire basé sur l'argent dette, non convertible en actif tangible :
Extrait de l'article publié sur le Financial Post :
Greenspan also said that he did not think gold, which reached a record above US$1,900 an ounce this week, was in a bubble.
“Gold, unlike all other commodities, is a currency,” he said. “And the major thrust in the demand for gold is not for jewellery. It’s not for anything other than an escape from what is perceived to be a fiat money system, paper money, that seems to be deteriorating.”