A report in the United Kingdom’s Times newspaper, Marc Faber, who is credited with predicting the 1987 stock market crash a week before it happened, advised an audience in Tokyo recently that investments in things like gold and farmland will help protect against the chaos that things like future terrorist incidents and market meltdowns could bring.

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In fact, a recent survey from AXA Equitable Life Insurance finds that 24 percent of consumers expect the economy to remain unstable with little, if any improvement in the near future. In contrast, the same survey found that only 12 percent of economists believe this is the case.

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One such example of investor uncertainty comes from the February edition of the Bank of America/Merrill Lynch Survey of Fund Managers.

According to the survey, many have investors have reduced their expectations for economic growth and are looking to more stable options, including cash. The investors are also said to be less optimistic about economic recoveries in emerging nations like India and China.

In February, only 51 percent of European investors expected economic growth in their region of the world, compared to 74 percent in January. A total of 42 percent believe that there will be no interest rate increase by the Federal Reserve before 2011, which reflects a broader expectation of a stagnant economy.

“Investors are questioning whether this is a pause in growth or a trend reversal. We believe it’s the former,” said Gary Baker of BofA Merrill Lynch Global Research.

Fortunately, investors have long known that they can turn to gold and silver investments during times of economic uncertainty and other financial setbacks.

John March is the Chief Technical Officer for the Superior Gold Group, his financial insights on precious metals are sought after by Gold & Silver Dealers globally.

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A recent article in Canada’s National Post newspaper quotes analyst Alan Heap of Citigroup Global Markets as saying that China is the “most important source” of gold’s demand growth in the future, also noting that in 2009, demand in the country was up by 10 percent.

The newspaper noted that gold is getting increased attention from Chinese investors in light of the recent decision by the government to slow the pace of bank lending activity, which has helped to fuel concern about possible inflation.

Also, the report added that Asian banks have great potential to increase their gold holdings because they hold relatively little of it in comparison to European banks.

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Right now, the nation’s unemployment rate stands at 10 percent, and many economists expect that this figure will remain the same throughout 2010 and possibly into next year. This could have a negative impact on things like foreclosures and credit card delinquencies, further undermining the economy.
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A Wednesday report from Reuters said that gold stood at about $1,112 per ounce, falling 2 percent, in light of a strong rally by the dollar. The wire service noted that the Euro is showing weakness against the dollar due to concern about a potentially looming debt crisis in Greece.

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