Turkey sharply increases its gold reserves

 這就怪了， 黃金11月在跌， 這麼買法不漲反跌?
可以猜測土耳其是北約組織的， 利比亞卡上校遇難後其黃金有一部分進了土耳其手裡了，不是正常市場交易。卡上校的黃金自然是被潛規則了下落不明。

 

The Wall Street Journal

Friday, December 23, 2011

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142405297020455230457711601088993667...

LONDON -- Turkey lifted its gold reserves by a hefty 1.328 million troy 

ounces, or 30 percent, last month as central banks around the world maintained 

their positions as net buyers of the precious metal.

According to data from the International Monetary Fund, the Turkish central 

bank increased its gold reserves to 5.758 million ounces in November, from 

4.429 million ounces the month prior. This followed a rise of 697,000 ounces 

in October, the latest IMF figures show.

While the Turkish central bank wasn't available for immediate comment Friday 

regarding its recent reserve increases, it announced in November that it 

had begun to accept gold in its reserve requirements from commercial banks. 

Under the policy change, banks are allowed to hold a maximum 10 percent 

of their Turkish lira reserve requirements in gold, which it said would 

free up around 5.5 billion lira ($2.91 billion) in liquidity to the market.

Prior to the purchases, Turkey had the 30th-largest official holding of 

gold in the world, at around 7 percent of its foreign reserves, according 

to the World Gold Council, an industry body. It is now likely to have the 

22nd-largest official holdings following the additions.