Will central bankers soon launch another round of monetary easing?
*Reuters, by Frank Tang, August 17, 2012:
''PRECIOUS-Gold rises on hopes for central bank stimulus
Gold rose nearly 1 percent on Thursday as comments by German Chancellor
Angela Merkel and disappointing U.S. manufacturing and housing data
fueled speculation that central banks may be set to launch more
bullion-friendly stimulus measures. Platinum rose 3 percent as
supply worries in South Africa prompted investors to buy the
metal. Labor unrest forced Lonmin, one of the world's top
platinum producers, to cease production. South Africa accounts
for three-quarters of the world's platinum output.
Gold posted its biggest one-day gain in two weeks after Merkel voiced
support for European Central Bank President Mario Draghi's
crisis-fighting strategy.
Most Wall Street economists still expect the Federal Reserve to do more
to stimulate growth this year, with the majority looking for action as
soon as September after an annual meeting of economists and central
bankers in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, on Aug. 31.''
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