Since January, gold ETF holdings have declined 140 tonnes, after big investors such as billionaire George Soros sold off their gold ETF holdings at the end of last year. 继亿万富翁乔治•索罗斯等大投资者在去年底抛售持有的黄金交易所交易基金之后,黄金交易所交易基金的持有量1月份以来已经下降了140吨。
Hedge fund manager and long-time gold bull John Paulson held tight for a few months, but eventually slashed his gold holdings by a third during the third quarter. 对冲基金经理、长期看多黄金人士约翰•保尔森硬挺了几个月,第三季度也终于将黄金仓位削减了1/3。
The collapse in prices will hurt investors with large gold holdings such as John Paulson, the hedge fund manager who made billions betting against the US housing market during the financial crisis. 金价下跌将伤害持有大量黄金的投资者,比如对冲基金经理约翰保尔森(JohnPaulson)。金融危机期间,他曾因押注美国住房市场下挫而赚取了数十亿美元的利润。
Haywood Cheung, president of the Hong Kong Gold and Silver Exchange Society, said the exchange had effectively run out of most of its holdings as members looked to meet a shortfall in supply amid rampant retail demand for gold. 香港金银业贸易场(HongKongGoldandSilverExchangeSociety)理事长张德熙(HaywoodCheung)表示,贸易场的大部分储备实际上已经耗尽,会员单位正设法解决零售需求高涨所造成的供应短缺。
Liu Xu, an analyst with Capital Futures in Beijing, said that companies in the jewellery market may have also built up their gold stocks and that commercial financial institutions such as banks have also been adding to their holdings. 北京首创期货(CapitalFutures)分析师刘旭表示,珠宝市场的企业可能也增加了黄金库存,而银行之类的商业金融机构也一直在增持黄金。
Prominent fund managers, including Messrs. Paulson and Soros, also have increased their gold holdings, according to regulatory filings. 据提交给监管机构的备案文件显示,包括鲍尔森和索罗斯在内的知名基金经理也已经增持了黄金。
Speculation has been mounting in recent months that the Chinese central bank might announce updated figures for its gold holdings, but Mr Liu said the recent rebound in prices could lead it to remain quiet, for fear of sparking a jump in the market. 最近几个月,投机活动不断加剧,为此中国央行可能会公布最新的黄金储备数据。但刘旭表示,金价近期的反弹可能会令中国央行保持沉默,以免引发金价暴涨。
But the Bundesbank did so at a time when its gold holdings at foreign central banks were a closely guarded secret. 但德国央行当时采取此举之际,其在国外央行持有黄金的情况仍是一个严格保守的秘密。
Bankers said other Middle Eastern countries had also been quietly adding to gold holdings to diversify away from the dollar amid political tensions and volatility in currency markets. 银行官员表示,面对政治紧张和汇市波动,其它中东国家也一直在暗中增加黄金储备,以减少所持美元资产的比重。
Members of the CBGA own about 11,000 tonnes of gold, more than a third of total official sector holdings. 《央行黄金协议》签约国拥有约1.1万吨黄金,超过官方部门总持有量的三分之一。
Some people believe that the central exchange rate in particular gold holdings of the company's efforts to smaller, more should be greater. 有些人认为,在公司的努力,特别是黄金储备中心汇率的更小,更应该更大。
They have no business pushing their weight around when they their gold reserve holdings are inconsequential. 他们没有把自己的体重企业时,他们围绕黄金储备是无关紧要的。
Traders said the move of gold holdings away from the BIS probably reflected a combination of factors. 交易员们表示,将黄金储备从国际清算银行提出,很可能反映了一系列因素。
If additional backing were deemed necessary, the fund's gold holdings of$ 80bn would more than suffice. 如果有人认为还需要有额外的支持,那么,IMF持有的价值800亿美元黄金足够用了。
In response to e-mailed questions, the BIS confirmed that the fall in the value of gold deposits disclosed in its annual report represented a shift in customer gold holdings away from the BIS. 在答复记者通过电子邮件提出的问题时,国际清算银行证实,其年报中披露的黄金储备价值下降,代表着客户将所持黄金提出BIS,转移至其它地方。
One person who has advised the Bank of Korea on its gold holdings said it was "receptive to the idea" of buying gold, but there remained "differences of views" within the central bank. 为韩国央行提供黄金储备方面建议的一名人士表示,韩国央行对购买黄金的“主意持接受态度”,但央行内部仍有“不同意见”。
Now private investors hold over 30,000 tons of gold, more than the entire holdings of all the central banks on the planet. 如今,私人投资者持有逾3万吨黄金,超过全球所有央行的总持有量。
Countries such as Spain halved their gold holdings in a new rush to sell; France started a programme of large disposals. 在新一轮抛售热潮中,西班牙等国家将黄金储备减少了一半,法国开始了一项大规模抛售工程。
Russia announced the start of the year to buy gold after the publication of the messages the next month, showing gold holdings continued to increase. 在当年俄罗斯宣布开始买进黄金之后,接下来每个月公布的讯息,显示黄金持有量仍持续增加。
As with the US 100 years ago, China will probably regard large gold holdings as a way to project financial power. 与100年前的美国一样,中国很可能将大量持有黄金,视为展示财力的一种方式。
Gold spikes traditionally boost other precious metals and this time is no exception, with a surge in exchange-traded funds 'holdings of silver, platinum and palladium. 传统上,金价上涨会带动其它贵金属走高,这次也不例外,交易所交易基金(ETF)持有银、铂和钯的数量激增。