Noonan sells his own Euro shares to invest in gold

Bearish minister hedges against euro deflation

Minister for Finance Michael Noonan

Nick Webb, Business editor

Michael Noonan is investing in gold on his own behalf.

The Minister for Finance bought the traditional hedge against tough times by buying into the SPDR Gold shares exchange fund over the last year, according to Noonan's latest declaration to the Oireachtas, which detail his private financial interests.