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08-07-2009, 11:09 AM
Financial Comment from Arabia
86% surge in gold sovereign production in UK (http://arabianmoney.net/2009/08/06/86-surge-in-gold-sovereign-production-in-uk/)
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http://peterjcooper.files.wordpress.com/2009/08/2008-gp-4-coin.jpg?w=300&h=211The UK’s Royal Mint doubled its production of sovereign gold coins in the first half of 2009 as British retail investors snapped up a hedge against inflation that does not attract capital gains tax as a coin of the realm.
Bloomberg News extracted the data under a Freedom of Information Act request. The Royal Mint output climbed from 8,030 ounces in the second quarter of 2008 to 16,910 ounces for the comparable period this year. For the first half of 2009 production surged 86 per cent to 45,406 ounces.
Gold ETFs
it has been the same story for exchange traded funds, often seen as a more convenient and safer way to hold gold. The largest SPDR Gold Trust saw first half gains of 74 per cent and held 1,120 tonnes.
However, the capital gains tax on ETFs has limited their investment appeal to retail investors, although they can be included in certain government approved tax-free investment schemes.
Hedge funds have been the big buyers of ETFs this year with Paulson & Co emerging as the most high profile new backer of the yellow metal. The fact that the fund that made billions betting against subprime lending is now hot for gold is clearly a significant market indicator.
On the other hand, gold investors may still need a little patience. Any correction from the current stock market rally will probably involve a sell-off of all asset classes.
Dr Doom
Author of ‘Tomorrow’s Gold’ and a gold buyer since 2001, Dr Marc Faber says in such circumstances the gold price could dip to $850 an ounce compared with $960 at the time this article was posted. He sees that as a buying opportunity, particularly for gold equities.
But retail investors could find themselves with big rewards as governments are likely to respond to any further financial market upsets with more stimulus plans. This will accelerate fears about dollar devaluation and could crash the bond market sending investors piling into precious metals. In a gold rush gold prices could reach $2-3,000 and silver $100 an ounce.
Certainly holding gold and silver in a portfolio at the present time makes good sense, and that is presumably why so many retail investors are now hoarding gold sovereigns.
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86% surge in gold sovereign production in UK (http://arabianmoney.net/2009/08/06/86-surge-in-gold-sovereign-production-in-uk/)
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http://peterjcooper.files.wordpress.com/2009/08/2008-gp-4-coin.jpg?w=300&h=211The UK’s Royal Mint doubled its production of sovereign gold coins in the first half of 2009 as British retail investors snapped up a hedge against inflation that does not attract capital gains tax as a coin of the realm.
Bloomberg News extracted the data under a Freedom of Information Act request. The Royal Mint output climbed from 8,030 ounces in the second quarter of 2008 to 16,910 ounces for the comparable period this year. For the first half of 2009 production surged 86 per cent to 45,406 ounces.
Gold ETFs
it has been the same story for exchange traded funds, often seen as a more convenient and safer way to hold gold. The largest SPDR Gold Trust saw first half gains of 74 per cent and held 1,120 tonnes.
However, the capital gains tax on ETFs has limited their investment appeal to retail investors, although they can be included in certain government approved tax-free investment schemes.
Hedge funds have been the big buyers of ETFs this year with Paulson & Co emerging as the most high profile new backer of the yellow metal. The fact that the fund that made billions betting against subprime lending is now hot for gold is clearly a significant market indicator.
On the other hand, gold investors may still need a little patience. Any correction from the current stock market rally will probably involve a sell-off of all asset classes.
Dr Doom
Author of ‘Tomorrow’s Gold’ and a gold buyer since 2001, Dr Marc Faber says in such circumstances the gold price could dip to $850 an ounce compared with $960 at the time this article was posted. He sees that as a buying opportunity, particularly for gold equities.
But retail investors could find themselves with big rewards as governments are likely to respond to any further financial market upsets with more stimulus plans. This will accelerate fears about dollar devaluation and could crash the bond market sending investors piling into precious metals. In a gold rush gold prices could reach $2-3,000 and silver $100 an ounce.
Certainly holding gold and silver in a portfolio at the present time makes good sense, and that is presumably why so many retail investors are now hoarding gold sovereigns.
More... (http://www.24hgold.com/english/contributor.aspx?rss=true&article=2250021394G10020&redirect=true&contributor=Peter+J.+Cooper)