Not necessarily, gold is not economically sensitive in the way other metals are. Very little of the gold that is produced is used in economic production, most is just tucked away in vaults.
For a long time gold was used by central banks to guarantee their currency - at any time you could exchange your dollars, pounds, francs etc for gold - but they no longer do this, you just have to sit and watch them hit the print button instead.
Despite this, it is still true that gold represents a 'true' value rather than a paper promise.
So gold is safer than holding currency in times of uncertainty. It is also seen as an inflation hedge.