BEC中级阅读：金价逼近每盎司1000美元关口

金价昨日一度触及每盎司953.60美元的创纪录高点，因油价突破每桶100美元大关，同时通胀担忧提供了新的上行动力。
Gold hit a record $953.60 a troy ounce yesterday as oil’s move above $100 and inflation fears provided fresh upward momentum.

市场担心美国经济可能将出现滞胀，这推动了金价上涨。此前，美联储(Fed)发布了美国经济增长放缓、通胀加剧的预测。
Fuelling the rally were fears the US economy could be heading for stag?flation after the Federal Reserve published forecasts for lower growth and higher inflation.

投资者预计美国将进一步降息，以刺激经济增长，但他们同时担心，放宽货币政策将破坏抑制通胀的努力。
Investors expect further US rate cuts to stimulate growth, but worry that easing monetary policy will undermine the battle to control inflation.

美林(Merrill Lynch)金属行业策略师丹尼尔?海因斯(Daniel Hynes)指出，“多种”因素推高了金价。
Daniel Hynes, metals strategist at Merrill Lynch, pointed to “a multitude” of drivers pushing gold higher.

“但最新一个因素是通胀担忧。我们已看到资金持续流入该领域。每次金价下跌时，买家都会大举买进。”
“But the latest is inflation concerns. We’ve seen money continue to flow into the sector. Every time there is a dip in gold prices, buyers come in aggressively.”

大量资金流入黄金交易型开放式指数基金(ETF)，已推动金价今年迄今累计上涨14.4 %。
Strong inflows into gold exchange traded funds have helped gold prices rise 14.4 per cent this year.