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The price charts for gold [GCCV1  1768.00     -1.30  (-0.07%)] are approaching a “golden cross” — in which the 50-day moving average surpasses its 200-day moving average — suggesting the start of a bull market, but is it a buy?

Joe Terranova of Virtus Investment Partners said yes Wednesday on CNBC’s “Fast Money.”

Gold’s Rise Will Go on Long-Term: Investors

Published: Thursday, 8 Mar 2012 | 1:24 AM ET

By: Catherine Boyle
Staff Writer, CNBC.com
 

The price of gold, the classic safe haven asset, has slipped down in the past couple of weeks— but some investors think this is just a pause before it continues to rise.

“We’re in a strong bull market that is taking a rest right now,” Charlie Morris, head of absolute return at HSBC Global Asset Management, told CNBC.

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The outlook for global gold demand remains robust throughout 2011 against a background of another strong quarter, the geographic and sectoral diversity of demand and strong fundamentals, the World Gold Council said today. According to the Gold Demand Trends report for Q1 2011, demand for gold in the rest of 2011 will be driven by a number of key factors: