Procura de ouro deverá acentuar-se

O Commerzbank acaba de divulgar um relatório onde prevê que a crise das dívias soberanas na Zona Euro venha a provocar nos próximos meses uma procura ainda maior de ouro, como matéria-prima de refúgio, o que fará aumentar ainda mais o seu preço.

Lido na Commodity Online:

EU debt crisis to boost gold demand significantly: Commerzbank The ongoing European debt crisis is likely to mean more gold demand from investors and central banks, said Commerzbank, the second-largest bank in Germany, after Deutsche Bank.

 According to the German bank, the metal rose back above $1,600 an ounce Tuesday despite weakness in the broader commodity markets. So far, the financial aid promised to Spanish banks has failed to have its desired effect. Further rises in Spanish and Italian bond yields Tuesday and a Fitch downgrade of Spanish banks.

Analyst with Commerzbank stated that, “Fitch has additionally warned that the Spanish economy is developing so poorly and the country is caught up in such a deep recession that the Spanish government will fall significantly short of its fiscal policy targets.” They continued that, ''The sovereign-debt crisis can be expected to keep the markets on tenterhooks for quite some time yet and cause demand for gold to pick up again--not only among retail investors.''

''For instance, the central bank of Kazakhstan has announced intentions to buy 24.5 metric tons of gold this year to increase the proportion of gold in its foreign currency reserves to 20% from 15%. This year, the so-called official sector is likely to be an important demand and thus price-driver for gold,'' Commerzbank concluded.