Monday, September 21, 2009

IMF Selling, China Buying

Replace might with WILL. Regarding having an impact on the market price of gold - the gold will never hit the market as it will be purchased by China first.

China Might Buy Gold From the IMF

Despite lifting its gold reserves from 400 to 1,054 tonnes, China's central bank might still want more.

The IMF recently approved a plan to sell one eighth of its gold holdings, about 403 tonnes, and China could be a key buyer.

Given that the IMF can't sell such a large amount into the market without depressing prices, China, or any other country, would be expected to argue for a bulk discount.

Thus any such private transaction might not boost market prices for gold.

Also, even if China bought the entire amount from the IMF, the purchase would be tiny relative to the country's $2 trillion in reserve assets. Like it or not, they'll have to stick with US debt for some time to come.

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