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Fortune
Jason Ma

Is gold safer than U.S. Treasury bonds as federal debt keeps soaring?

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Backed by the full faith and credit of the federal government, U.S. Treasury bonds have long been viewed as the gold standard in safe investments.

In times of uncertainty, economic downturns, or full-blown crises, investors have flocked to Treasuries as a haven. But what if actual gold is the new gold standard for a safe investment?

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