CNBC Poll: What's Behind the Gold Rally?
By: Jennifer Leigh Parker,|Writer
Gold prices have been rallying for most of the last decade and there are more than enough investors who say there's more to come after a six-fold increase.
Spot gold traded around $300 an ounce in 2002 and recently hit a new record high, above $1,900.
For some, the reasons behind the gold rally are clear — precious metals have always been a hedge against inflation as well as a safe haven and there's been plenty to worry about in recent years.
Skeptics say the rally's as much about speculation as fundamentals, but every correction thus far has been short-lived, suggesting that gold may be the real thing in the global economy of the 21st century.
So what's driving gold? You tell us.
The precious metal has quintupled in price over the past decade, but there's considerable debate as to why.