Gold is likely to outperform stocks over the next few months, according to contrarian analysis. That's because the average gold-market timer today is far less optimistic than the average stock ...

On Friday, it looked like the gold price might be on track to hitting a new record high when it jumped more than $5 per ounce to $2 391 – not far from the next round number at $2 400 per ounce ...

But soft landings are “rare,” and gold’s outperformance suggests skeptical investors are still hedging against risks to the economic outlook, he said. Christine Idzelis is a markets ...