1 August 2014 - Gold prices up in Asia as bargain hunters snap up supplies |
| 1 August 2014 - Gold prices up in Asia as bargain hunters snap up supplies Posted: 01 Aug 2014 06:17 PM PDT By Investing.com | Commodities | Jul 31, 2014 11:19PM GMT nvesting.com - Gold prices rose in Asia on Friday as buyers took advantage of recent declines to snap up supplies. Gold prices up in Asia as bargain hunters snap up suppliesGold prices up in Asia On the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange, gold futures for December delivery traded at $1,283.90 a troy ounce, up 0.09%, after hitting an overnight session low of $1,282.10 and off a high of $1,298.60. The Labor Department on Friday will release its July nonfarm payrolls report, and consensus forecasts see the U.S. economy picking up 233,000 new jobs. Even if the figure comes in below that number, a reading over 200,000 would represent six straight months of beating that threshold, a sign the labor market is improving even if it's still a little slack. Earlier Thursday, the Labor Department reported that the number of individuals filing for unemployment assistance in the U.S. last week rose by 23,000 to 302,000 from the previous week's total of 279,000. Analysts had expected jobless claims to rise by 22,000 to 301,000. The Labor Department added that the employment cost index rose by 0.7% in the three months to June after a 0.3% increase in the first quarter. Economists had expected a 0.5% gain. Gold continued to slide as the dollar continued to see support from Thursday's upbeat U.S. gross domestic product report. The U.S. GDP expanded at an annual rate of 4.0% in the three months to June, blowing past forecasts for a 3.0% reading, according to the Commerce Department. The contraction in the first quarter was revised to 2.1% from a previously reported 2.9%. Personal consumption grew 2.5%, well above predictions of 1.9%. Upbeat U.S. indicators have bolstered the U.S. dollar in recent sessions, thus curbing for gold, a traditional safe-haven hedge against weakening paper currencies. Silver for September delivery was down 0.12% at $20.388 a troy ounce. Copper futures for September delivery were up 0.05% at $3.231 a pound. |
| 1 August 2014 - 俄罗斯再增加黄金储备 货币战争加剧 Posted: 01 Aug 2014 06:14 PM PDT From:http://gold.gucheng.com/201407/2784576.shtml 发布时间：2014-07-31 19:22:03 编辑：admin 编辑：股城黄金频道 龙讯财经报道，俄罗斯央行继续以低价收购黄金。由于经济制裁和货币战争加剧，预计俄国及其盟友将继续增持黄金同时卖出美元。俄罗斯激进举动可能会导致COMEX黄金和白银期货交易的违约及后续潜在的国际金融危机。 欧洲和中东地缘政治的紧张局势也在支撑金价。以色列在加沙地带的军事打击过后，周二总理内塔尼亚胡说，他的国家已做好同巴勒斯坦长期作战的准备，持续22天的战斗后和平仍旧未见希望。 加沙居民宣称以色列在加沙城猛烈轰炸。以色列飞机向加沙哈马斯领导人的住所发射导弹，黎明前将其夷为了平地。一名以色列军方发言人说，加沙城多达70个目标在当夜受袭。当地居民说，这是半岛地区范围最大的一次袭击，至少有30人因此丧生。 美国国家安全顾问Tony Blinken 昨日表示，新的制裁措施都将进一步加剧紧张，这对俄罗斯经济"至关重要"。俄罗斯也做出反击，昨天宣布考虑到食品污染问题，将可能禁止美国进口的鸡肉和欧洲进口的水果。 期货期权到期结束，但我们还尚未走出困境，本周三公布的GDP及周五的就业报告，致使黄金白银价格仍旧存在更多的不确定性。 俄罗斯购买黄金 再见石油美元 俄罗斯将继续积极增加黄金储备。六月与乌克兰及西方关系恶化后，其黄金持有量再次增加。 根据国际货币基金组织的国际金融统计报告显示，俄罗斯央行6月增加16.8吨黄金致使其总持有量达1，094.8吨。以盎司计算，俄罗斯从5月的34656000盎司至6月的35197000盎司，增加黄金持有量约50万盎司。 俄罗斯最近成为仅次于美国，德国，意大利和法国的世界第五大黄金持有国。 重要的是，中国作为世界上最大的黄金买家，其黄金储量在2009年3月后并未更新，始终保持在33890000盎司（201.4万吨），仅占其庞大的外汇储备的1%。 2014年到目前为止，俄罗斯购买的黄金储备已超出其1500000盎司的年产量。 俄罗斯并不是唯一将其外汇储备从美元转成黄金的国家，其经济和军事盟友如哈萨克斯坦、吉尔吉斯斯坦，塔吉克斯坦等均在6月大量购入黄金。 货币战争一触即发 俄央行的数据显示，6月俄罗斯的外汇储备下跌390亿美元至4720亿美元。黄金目前占全国外汇储量的9.3%，根据世界黄金协会的数据，相比其他的黄金大亨，其黄金占外汇的比例仍旧不算太高。 希腊、塞尔维亚、墨西哥和厄瓜多尔也在6月增加了其黄金储备。 土耳其黄金储备从五月的16172000盎司增持至16491000盎司，其接受其他主权国家如伊朗的商业银行直接以黄金进行支付。 德国作为世界第二大黄金持有国，略微降低了1000盎司黄金储量，从1.08806亿盎司下降至1.08805亿盎司。 随着乌克兰、伊拉克及以色列的地缘冲突，避险需求增加，金价在6月出现了4个月以来的最大上涨。根据美国商品期货交易委员会（CFTC）的数据显示，对冲基金和银行在6月黄金头寸几乎翻了一倍。 随着俄罗斯和乌克兰局势的紧张，对于经济战争和武装冲突的担忧日渐增多，黄金的避险能力也愈发突显。 地缘政治危机很有可能将导致更多的央行增加黄金持有量以应对货币和信贷危机。 |
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