To read this full article you need to be subscribed to Newsline. Sign in Sign up for a FREE subscription Share this article Twitter LinkedIn Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Facebook Gold prices recover, continues to be considered a safe haven by Andrea Zander Gold is a safe haven asset because it tends to recover faster, according to an article by Barron’s. On Monday, gold dropped 1.97 percent, and on Tuesday gold prices jumped more than 3 percent after the Federal Reserve moved to restore liquidity to U.S. short-term funding markets.