Gold, popularly known as a safe investment when the economy isn't doing so great, is likely to continue getting the attention of investors in 2012, according to Credit Suisse.
Gold's 15% slide since September's peak at over $1,900 an ounce has made many investors wonder if the end of its bull market run has come. But even though gold has broken below its 200-day average, which signals an end to the bull market, Credit Suisse expects prices to hold steady at $1,533 an ounce.
For the long-term, prices could rise to $2,000. After all, the fundamentals that have supported prices haven't changed much. Investors continue to see uncertainty in the U.S. economy as unemployment hovers around 9%. What's more, Europe's ongoing debt crisis is nowhere close to being resolved.
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