1. In present recessionary times gold is providing the best investment opportunity as even Forex is not yielding returns as most of the currencies have depreciated against one another and same is leading to liquidity problems which means that one may see further deterioration in currency in case countries kept printing the currency. Thus one can say that gold is best hedge against inflation.

2. Study of previous years data related to gold price suggests that same move in correlation with inflation and crude oil price. However due to subprime crisis gold prices have moved in the reverse direction from both crude oil price and inflation. Thus old data can also be not a yard stick while determining the price of a commodity.

3. Rising inflation rate and now uncertainty is leading to appreciating the price of gold. Another factor which determines the price of gold in a country is the imported quantum of gold in a country and in turn the value of the currency of that country in the international market.