Thursday, December 2, 2010

Gold Imports by China Soar Almost Fivefold as Inflation Spurs Investment

Stages of Denial
(1) Laugh
(2) Discredit
(3) Fight
(4) Accept

Are we still laughing at $5,000 gold?

Gold, London P.M. Fixed:


China’s gold imports jumped almost fivefold in the first 10 months from the entire amount shipped in last year as concern about rising inflation increased its appeal as a store of value, said the Shanghai Gold Exchange.

Imports gained to 209 metric tons compared with 45 tons for all of 2009, Shen Xiangrong, chairman of the bourse, told a conference in Shanghai today. China, the world’s largest producer and second-biggest user, doesn’t regularly publish gold-trade figures and rarely comments on its reserves.

Source: bloomberg.com

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