According to Bloomberg's latest Markets Live Pulse survey, if the U.S. hits its debt ceiling, gold, U.S. Treasuries and Bitcoin will be investors' top three preferred assets, more popular than the U.S. dollar, Japanese yen, Swiss franc and other assets. 51.7% of professional investors and 45.7% of retail investors are more willing to buy gold, 14% of professional investors and 15.1% of retail investors are more willing to buy government bonds, and 7.8% of professional investors and 11.3% of retail investors are more willing to buy gold. Willing to buy Bitcoin. The time frame of the survey was from May 8 to May 12, with 637 respondents worldwide.