ZLATO – ako ďaleko je od $2000?

Po poslednom výkone zlata je aj úroveň $2000 už celkom reálna.

Gold pounded at the gates of US$1,000 an ounce this week and was part of a wider assault on the record books by several commodities.


While the spot price of gold hit US$992 an ounce in New York, silver attained its highest since 1980, and futures for platinum, corn, copper and soybeans touched records.


Supply constraints, geopolitical tension and speculators seeking a hedge against the greenback are cited to explain soaring prices.


Prices were the talk of the Prospectors & Developers Association of Canada conference in Toronto yesterday. And while many pondered where gold would go, Rainy River Resources Ltd. spokesman Brad Baker saw it hitting US$2,000: "There are people who think I'm just arm-waving, but I don't think that's the case at all.


Zdroj:www.financialpost.com/story.html

07.03.2008

"In the absence of the gold standard, there is no way to protect savings from confiscation through inflation. There is no safe store of value."   Alan Greenspan