Chinese Gold Demand Strong, Mainstream Media Twisting
By GCRU Gold News on Monday, November 10 2014, 23:54 - Permalink
The numbers have been published by the Shanghai Gold Exchange (SGE) on the amount of gold withdrawn from the vaults in week 44 (October 27 – 31); just of over 47 tonnes were withdrawn, another strong week. Year to date 1654 tonnes have been withdrawn – SGE withdrawals equal Chinese wholesale gold demand, as has been confirmed by the SGE and the China Gold Association (CGA).
These numbers are hard to reconcile with a Wall Street Journal (WSJ) article from November 3, which quoted a leading Hong Kong-based executive with an international bank, who didn’t want to be identified, stating: “The physical buying in gold has dried up.”