Gold was trending lower for a sixth straight session on Thursday hitting fresh four-year lows, but a market desperate for bullish news could find it in Switzerland at the end of the month.
The Swiss go to the polls on November 30 in a referendum that will lay down new rules for the country’s central bank concerning its gold reserves.
Surveys are divided about support for the “Save Our Gold” camp that would force the Swiss National Bank to hold 20% of its reserves in gold, repatriate bullion held outside its borders and halt all sales, but a yes vote would be just what investors who nursing a 30%-plus drop in the price over the past two years need.
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