IMF：荷蘭去年12月增持黃金 08年來首次

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國際貨幣基金組織(IMF)周二發布的數據顯示，俄羅斯、哈薩克斯坦和白俄羅斯的央行去年12月增加官方黃金儲備。而荷蘭亦自2008年以來，首次增加黃金儲備。

IMF 數據顯示，黃金持有量最多的國家之一俄羅斯上個月增持約666,500安士黃金，黃金儲備總量為3,880萬安士。哈薩克斯坦將黃金儲備增加2.2%，至 620萬安士。白俄羅斯的黃金儲備增加3.3%，至140萬安士。荷蘭官方黃金儲備增加30.9萬安士，至2,000萬安士，增幅1.6%。馬來西亞也增 加其黃金儲備量，從110萬安士升至120萬安士。

但包括塔吉克斯坦和莫桑比克在內的一些國家，在金價上漲後將減持部分黃金儲備。莫桑比克黃金儲備減少15%，至17.5萬安士左右，塔吉克斯坦黃金儲備減少11%，不到27.8萬安士。

土耳其央行黃金儲備亦減少超過12.4萬安士，總儲備降至1,700萬安士。分析師表示，導致土耳其黃金儲備變化的主要原因，是2011年底土耳其央行決定接受商業銀行的黃金作為擔保物。

據倫敦金銀市場協會數據，去年12月份黃金平均價格為每安士1,202美元，而11月為1,176美元。

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Currency Wars - Russia Buys 20.7 Tonnes Of Gold In December; Netherlands Refutes IMF Gold Data

UPDATE: Since we published our blog this morning, the Dutch central bank has denied that it added to its gold reserves in December.

De Nederlandsche Bank, the Dutch central bank has denied reports in Reuters, Bloomberg and picked up by GoldCore, that the bank had increased its gold holdings for the first time in sixteen years. IMF data had shown that the Dutch had increased their holdings to 622.08 tonnes.
“De Nederlandsche Bank has not increased its gold holdings. Several media reported this Tuesday that based on IMF figures, DNB’s gold stock increased in December 2014. This is incorrect,” it said on its website.
The DNB’s correct and current gold holdings consist of 19.691 million troy ounces (612.5 tonnes), the tenth largest holder of the metal in the world, according to the World Gold Council’s January data.

We believe that it is only a matter of time before a European or other central bank begins to emulate China and Russia and starts accumulating gold. Today's error may portend tomorrow's reality. It is important to note that while Dutch central bank gold accumulation would have been a very significant development, Russia's steady and robust accumulation of gold is very important. It came at a time when some analysts were suggesting and there was much chatter that Russia would sell gold reserves.