“Recycling accounted for 37 percent of total supply last year, according to Barclays Plc, which forecasts recycled sales of the metal to fall by 174 tons this year. Gold is heading for the first annual drop in 13 years after some investors lost faith in the metal as a store of value, cutting bullion-backed fund holdings to the lowest since May 2010. Prices rebounded 13 percent from an almost three-year low last month as demand for jewelry and coins rose. Bullion dropped a record 23 percent in the second quarter as the Federal Reserve indicated it may slow its monthly debt buying if the economy improves.”
Related posts:
The disappearing allure of the safe deposit box [2014]
Stocks to Buy: Why Warren Buffett Is Hunting in Europe
Spain Weighs Home Demolitions as Wrecking Crews on Alert
Ukraine crisis could halt Europe’s recovery, ECB warns
Money laundering investigation stymied by China, Italy says
Dark Wallet: A Radical Way To Bitcoin
Congress starts looking into Bitcoin
Hagel and Kerry make case to Congress for attacking Syria
MO Lawmaker Proposes Bill Requiring Parents To Inform Schools If They Own A Gun
Afghan villagers flee their homes as US drones terrorize them
On Wall Street, the Rising Cost of Faster Trades
Glenn Greenwald Disputes Rumors That Snowden Sharing Intel With Russia
Judge Napolitano: NSA Data Used By IRS For Tax Fraud
Obama promises he won’t ‘scramble jets’ to get Snowden
Ex-Hillsboro cop who shot at police surrendered with wife, daughter at his side