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Business News Network The Close: October 28, 2010: Gold Trends Interview with Juan Carlos
Artigas of WGC
MICHAEL HAINSWORTH: World Gold Council thinks that even after reaching record highs, bullion is
not overvalued, and that modest allocations to gold in a portfolio can help investors mitigate
losses and hedge against tail risks without sacrificing long-term results.
Juan Carlos Artigas is the Investment Research Manager at the World Gold Council. Hes in New
York, he joins us now.
Thank you for joining us.
JUAN CARLOS ARTIGAS: Thank you Michael. Im glad to be here.
MICHAEL: Why is it that gold is not overvalued today?
MR. ARTIGAS: Well some of the recent reports, research reports that weve performed, can see
that if you look at gold compared to many other assets, its a steady and measured pace that
has happened over the past ten years, put it, you know, not necessarily above any other assets
that are available for investors.
So it has been a steady and measured pace, and therefore, you know, it continues to be attractive
an offerattractive characteristics for investors around the world.
MICHAEL: Does the trend continue to be our friend though? We are expecting continued U.S. dollar
weakness.
Are we going to see that continued rise in bullion as the Europeans, who are seeing the richer
Euro, decide to buy more?
MR. ARTIGAS: Well in ourcurrently in our recent Gold Investment Digest, which is a quarterly
publication that provides investors with a snapshot of what happened in the previous quarter
and explains some of the trends, what we see is that there is still healthy activity in the
market throughout; very supportive characteristics.
Obviously concerns on economic growth and developed markets coupled with potential quantitative
easing expansion and extensions of programs in the U.S. and Europe and in Japan, have provided
support for the gold market.
But theres also, you know, good support coming from Central Bank activity in which Europeans are
selling less gold and their sales remain negligible at the same time that emerging market Central
Banks continue to increase their research for gold.
Weve also seen healthy activity in jewelry consumption, especially in places like China. And
industrial applications for gold continue to be a steady source of demand for the market.
MICHAEL: Setting aside those fundamental reasons for gold being where it is today, tell me about
the future direction of bullion not as it relates to demand or the U.S. dollar itself, but
quantitative easing too.
We had a big sell-off initially in the markets yesterday that seemed to wane somewhat, on fears
that the Fed will not, November 3rd, pull the trigger on flooding the market with, you know, $100
billion worth of buybacks on a monthly basis.
If they dont do that, if that doesnt happen, what does that mean for gold?
MR. ARTIGAS: Well, Im notI think that, you know, as any other market participants, we would
wait to see exactly what the wording from the Fed, and what they do when they decide to do it.
However, the gold market is a very diverse; its a very macro asset that is affected by various
factors, not only one factor.
So as you know investment is part of the component in demand, but you also have jewelry component
and industrial uses of gold, Central Bank activity.
So there are still a lot of factors that continue to have a positive momentum for the gold market.
MICHAEL: Okay, then give us some perspective here. What percentage of the value were seeing in
gold today, north of $1300, is tied to investment demand versus the fundamentals of jewelry,
Central Bank buying, and things of that nature?
MR. ARTIGAS: Well, I dont have a concrete number. I dont have a particular model that will
allow you to tell you that.
What we canwhat I can tell you is that definitely from the supply and demand numbers, you can see
how those factors are always important within the gold market.
For example in the first quarter of 2010 you have very healthy activity in the jewelry market. In
the second quarter you also saw a lot of investment activity.
Throughout, you have had a steady source of demand from investment as well as positive dynamics
from Central Banks.
MICHAEL: Because as I understand it, the jewelry market itself is something like 17% of the gold
market, which is not something to stick your nose up over, but it certainly isnt a driving
force.
MR. ARTIGAS: Well, no, on the contrary, on average, if you look at five year average flows for
demand and supply, demand for gold in jewelry form accounts for about 60%...
MICHAEL: Six, zero?
MR. ARTIGAS: ...whilesix, zero; six, zero. You know, on average if you look at average demand
flows for the past six years yes, jewelry demand has been about 60% of demand for gold.
Investment demand has been about 30% and about 10% for industrial, in the long-term picture.
MICHAEL: Oh okay, that was the kind of perspective I was looking for.
Tell me about that 10%; that industrial demand? Are we talking electronics and things of that
nature?
MR. ARTIGAS: Definitely. Electronic applications and other applications in technology are very
important for gold. You know, your iPad; your iPhone, and many electronicmobile electronic
devices and other electronic devices use gold as part of the components.
So, you know, as thosethe demand for many of those electronics increases that always again
provides some steady source of demand for gold.
MICHAEL: When I have an iPad in my hand, how much gold is in it?
MR. ARTIGAS: Thats a question that Im not entirely sure I will be able to answer. I dont
have the number off the top of my head...
MICHAEL: Ill have to put it to Steve Jobs, you say.
MR. ARTIGAS: Im sure Ill look it up.
MICHAEL: Okay.
MR. ARTIGAS: Everything uses nano-particles so its, you know...
MICHAEL: Well fascinating conversation, and thank you so much for joining us here today.
MR. ARTIGAS: Thank you, Michael.
MICHAEL: Juan Carlos Artigas, Investment Research Manager at the World Gold Council, joining us
from New York.
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