黃金價格將進入調整期 或應買入美元

摘要：黃金價格將進入調整期，或應買入美元，黃金價格將沒有上限，因為美元將變得沒有價值。

 
美國著名投資者吉姆·羅傑斯在接受采訪時表示，黃金的價格將進入調整階段，對於那些迫切希望投資於這種貴金屬的投資者，這可能是一個買入美元的切入點，因為美元的價格將出現上漲，對於美元，現在市場中的悲觀情緒有些過頭了。
今年以來，黃金價格一再刷新不斷創下的記錄高點。這主要是因為投資者對全球各國央行大興印鈔和歐元區持續不斷的主權債務危機感到擔​​憂，他們選擇了貴金屬作為投資的避風港。羅傑斯表示：“我也持有黃金，我不會賣出我的黃金，”但是他指出，這種期貨的價格已經連續第十一年小幅上漲，接下來將可能出現調整。他也指出黃金價格的下跌將不是一件太壞的事情。他說：“如果黃金價格下行至每盎司1200美元的話，我將會極度興奮。我現在可能對1600美元的位點更感興趣，在1710美元或我們今天可能看到的價格位點，我不會買入，我只是觀望。並且對於白銀也是這樣。”
羅傑斯表示：“如果今天我必須買入一樣的話，我會買入白銀，因為白銀距離其歷史最高價位還有40％的空間，而黃金僅有20％。但是我今天不會買入四種貴金屬中的任何一種。”
對於貨幣方面，羅傑斯向我們解釋了為什麼他買入美元。他說：“我持有美元，並且也持有其它的貨幣。一年以前每個人都對美元感到悲觀，包括我。當每個人都處於同一條船的同一端時，你應該走到船的另一端一會兒。”但是羅傑斯警告不要將錢全部投入一種貨幣，“如果你將錢全部投入某件事，你必須十分小心，因為事情可能會完全令人失望。”
羅傑斯表示，他同時還持有人民幣、日元，並且他批評政府的持續印鈔行為和在削減債務上的無作為。他警告：“全球各國政府都在繼續印鈔，各處的紙幣大部分在貶值。如果美元在未來大幅貶值，黃金價格將沒有上限，因為美元將變得沒有價值。”

The World Will Run Out of Silver in Nine Years

 Posted by Brittany Stepniak - Wednesday, November 30th, 2011

Surging silver demand – for industrial uses as well its position as a safe-haven for many investors – is creating some serious supply deficiency issues...what will this mean for the future of the silver industry?

Many financial analysts, investing experts, and even geologists have one big thing in common: a silver shortage is upon us. Peak silver is no joke.

Here are a few factors contributing to many investors' wildly bullish views on silver:

There's no denying it; the world is running out of silver. And the cheap silver has already run out.

If you don't believe that, research any major silver mining company. If you could talk to the CEOs of those companies, you would learn how many silver mining projects never really pan out successfully. More times than not, there's simply not enough silver in any given ore.

At least not enough to supply all of these growing industrial uses:

According to metal expert Luke Burgess, "Despite the lack of global stockpiles, new technology will continue to discover more industrial applications for silver, putting a further strain on world supplies." Right in line with this assertion, the Silver Institute predicts that silver demand for industrial purposes will increase by 36% by 2015.

Industrial silver demand creates a greater sense of urgency than gold demand because it is needed rather than simply desired. Silver has been needed for decades, so it has been mined for decades in order to fulfill those needs.

Silver is required in the production of products like CDs, cell phone batteries, calculators, printed circuit boards, hearing aids, electronic switches, TV screens, catalytic converters, inks, computer monitors, RFID chips, and thousands more.

Nonetheless, silver is still very-much desired for its aesthetic value too. Burgess reported that 28% of jewelry suppliers saw silver sales increase by 25% from 2009 to 1010.

For these reasons, silver has solidified its position as a major necessity, and a highly desirable one as well, in the industrial realm.

But something has changed dramtically in the silver suppy-demand curve in the past few years. Silver is fast-becoming a top-asset choice for cautious investors. 

This is happening because nations across the globe are currently digging themselves in some pretty deep holes full of unbacked fiat currencies and suffocating layers of debt. Traditional currencies are no longer safe.

Take the United States for example. Every time we run into a financial blunder, the Fed retaliates by printing bucket loads of paper money. Essentially, this overprinting trend further contributes to our region's long-term financial woes.

As citizens lose faith in the spending value of these devaluing dollars, savvy investors begin to look elsewhere; specifically, the precious metals sector.

In times of recession, depression, and overwhelming uncertainty (sound familiar?) investors have few viable options. Thus, they inevitably – sooner or later – flock to the precious metals market as a safety net. Otherwise, their hard-earned wealth is at stake and many other investment options are too risky during such fragile times.

Simple statistics prove this type of investor mentality. In the past two decades alone, gold has returned investors 6.9% on their investments. In 1993, gold returned 9.6%.

But the yellow metal isn't the only big gainer. Silver has exploded in the precious metals market, especially after the financial meltdown in 2008. In 2009, silver investment increased by 184% in just one year! 

By 2010, the U.S. Mint announced that they had run out of sillver bullion blanks. At the time, they also suspended production of American Eagle Silver Proof coins. Why? The answer is a simple. The didn't have the supply to meet the demand.

Economics-101: If supply decreases and demand remains unchanged, prices go up. If supply runs out, you can no longer sell the product, making it even MORE valuable in the eyes of the beholder and the product-less consumer.

Bottom line: prices appreciate.

Fast forward to November of 2011 and that trend is on track. In fact, silver prices are increasing exponentially.

At the beginning of this week, both silver and gold got going on a positive note. As the situation in Europe is slowly working itself out less dramatically than originally anticipated, silver is set to advance even higher. Those benefits will seep over into the new year as well.

Heading into the New Year, silver could be poised to see an uptick. "Conditions in 2012 are likely to remain highly supportive of further growth in investment demand, underpinning additional price gains," Philip Klapwijk, Global Head of Metal Analytics for the group, told an annual meeting of The Silver Institute.

This is especially good news for two silver-related companies. Silver Wheaton Corp, a silver streamer, and Hecla Mining have profited quite substantially due to silver's recent price-gains.

And profit they will continue to do...until supply runs dry. But, experts warn that may be sooner than you realize. And you don't want to be kicking yourself ten years from now for the investment opportunity still available to you right now.

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Global Central Banks Ring Gold Buyers' Bell

Friends,
Today’s unprecedented announcement by the world’s most powerful central banks was a loud and clear bell ringing to buy precious metals. The move, disguised as an attempt to help the fragile state of the global economy, is in reality a move to prop up failing banks in Europe and the US.
By reducing interest rates paid for dollar swaps, central bankers are in effect increasing the quantity of global dollars in circulation. The result? The dollar will weaken, inflation will rise, and gold will soar. Gold was up more than $30 today, and the dollar got crushed.
I urge you to take 7 minutes to watch the video I recorded exclusively for my subscribers a few hours ago. It explains, in plain language, what happened today – and what is the likely outcome for your portfolio. This may be one of the most important economic events of the year.

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今朝心血來潮....就去左BOC一轉...

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Gold Treasure, Roman Coins Revealed in U.K.

Old Money

 

Photograph by Ben Birchall, PA Wire/AP

Fifty thousand Roman coins found in a field in Somerset, England, in 2010 (including the artifacts above) amount to the largest hoard of coins discovered in a single vessel—and the second largest hoard of ancient coins ever found in Britain, according to British Museum experts.
The coins, along with recently discovered Iron Age gold jewelry—both found by amateur treasure hunters—will be acquired by museums, thanks to a series of grants and donations, officials recently announced. The coins will go to England's Museum of Somerset, which will put them on display after it reopens this summer.
The haul, most of which has been cleaned and restored, contains nearly 800 coins minted by Carausius, a Roman general who declared himself emperor of Britain in A.D. 286 and ruled for seven years before being assassinated by his treasurer.
During those seven years, Carausius spread his rule in part through propaganda—for example, by issuing high-quality silver coins bearing his likeness, such as the one pictured above.
The find also contained coins showing Rome's mythical founders, Romulus and Remus, suckling a wolf—a scene never before found on Carausius coins. Carausius may have used the image to link himself with the historical Roman Empire.
"He was a great propagandist," British Museum archaeologist Sam Moorhead told National Geographic News. "He basically introduced that coin as soon as he came to the throne."
(Related: "Gold Hoard Pictures: Largest Anglo-Saxon Treasure Found.")

Face Value

Photograph by Ben Birchall, PA Wire/AP

Rare silver coins bearing Carausius's portrait, including these three, stand out among the 52,000 newfound Roman coins, most of which are bronze.
The ersatz emperor's coins are the youngest in the enormous hoard, suggesting the assemblage dates no earlier than A.D. 293, since Carausius was assassinated that year.
The find also changes how archaeologists see such hoards. It's generally been assumed buried coins were hidden only temporarily, by owners concerned about the threat of invasion by Irish or Saxon raiders.
But this hoard—weighing 352 pounds (160 kilograms) and found in one ceramic pot—could never have been carried to the burial place in one piece, archaeologists say.
Instead, the hoard was likely a ritual offering—a pre-Roman British tradition that may have extended into Roman times. Coin burials from the era are more common in Britain than in any other Roman territory, according to Moorhead and colleagues.
The hoard was discovered by metal detector enthusiast Dave Crisp, who was searching farmland with permission of the owner. Under U.K. law, the value of any treasure found on private land is split between the landowner and finder.
(See pictures of Bronze Age gold found off Britain.)

 

High-End Torques

Photograph by David Cheskin, PA Wire/AP

Another recent series of grants has allowed Edinburgh's National Museum of Scotland to acquire pre-Roman gold neck ornaments—shown on March 21 with Scottish Minister for Culture and External Affairs Fiona Hyslop and museum director Gordon Rintoul—for study and display starting this summer.
The so-called torques date from between the third and first century B.C. Amateur metal detector user David Booth discovered the treasure on his first time out—and just seven steps from his car, according to the museum's website.
Booth was searching in Stirling, in central Scotland, when he made the discovery. The exact location has been kept secret to discourage a gold rush.
Two of the four Iron Age torques are made from twisted gold ribbons, a typical Celtic style for the time.
A third (next to Rintoul's right hand) likely came from southern France, based on the distinctive tubelike design. The fourth—an intricate design made of fine wires twisted together (bottom right)—was made by "someone trained in the Greek or Roman world," according to the National Museum.
(Also see "Lost Inca Gold.")

Gold From Age of Iron

Photograph by David Cheskin, PA Wire/AP

This ornate Mediterranean torque, along with the three other torques, was found in near perfect condition, buried in what was a wooden building, perhaps a shrine.
The distance the torques must have traveled before reaching their final burial place showed that wealthy Britons of the time would have had the resources to trade with far-off places.
The torque find—valued at £462,000 (U.S. $741,000)—is "the most important hoard of Iron Age gold ever found in this country," Hyslop said in a statement.
(Related: "Huge Viking Hoard Discovered in Sweden.")