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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Leadfoot, post: 686198, member: 2972&quot;]Agreed.&nbsp; It doesn&#039;t &quot;always&quot; work that way.&nbsp; Let&#039;s remember that prices are always set by supply and demand, however, I think that if you take a bit longer perspective that you will see what I have suggested above is true (and you seem to allude to this in your response).</p><p><br /></p><p>If I had to guess what&#039;s going on it is that in times of global financial uncertainty (like today) the demand goes up (as a hedge), and that&#039;s likely whats caused the recent divergence between the value of the US$ and gold spot price.</p><p><br /></p><p>I also think the rise of buying power of the lower and middle classes in China -- a people who have always valued gold and now have the money to buy it -- has also added to the price of gold.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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