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1.媒體來源:
Bloomberg
2.記者署名:
By Kerim Karakaya and Beril Akman
3.完整新聞標題:
Gold as Inflationary Hedge Makes Turkey World’s Biggest Buyer
4.完整新聞內文:
Gold as Inflationary Hedge Makes Turkey World’s Biggest Buyer
Demand increased from Turkey’s central bank and households
Households also rushed to the precious metal against inflation
By Kerim Karakaya and Beril Akman+Follow
2023年1月31日 下午8:51 [GMT+8]
土耳其去年是央行中最大的黃金買家，家庭也爭先恐後地購買這種商品，以抵禦地緣政治不
確定性和猖獗的通貨膨脹。
世界黃金協會周二在一份報告中稱，央行的黃金儲備處於歷史最高水平。官方數字為 542
噸，增加了 148 噸。
2022 年最後一個季度，該國對奢侈品的需求也同比增長 32%。“儘管第四季度當地金價上
漲，但飆升的消費者通脹使投資動機凸顯出來，”WGC說。
土耳其總統 (Recep Tayyip Erdogan) 上週表示，在過去五年中，土耳其已提高其生產黃金
的雄心，目標是在過去五年中每年生產超過 35 噸的現有平均水平。“與石油一起，黃金是
進口最多的商品之一，”他在該國西部新金礦設施開業時說。
“我們的儲備可以滿足該地區至少一半的需求。”
黃金在土耳其家庭中也是一種受歡迎的商品，他們將其用作對沖貨幣和通脹壓力的工具。
土耳其的消費者通脹在去年 12 月下降至 64% 之前加速升至 85%，這要歸功於一系列非常
規貨幣政策，這些政策在價格飆升的情況下降低了利率。土耳其里拉去年貶值了近 30%。
根據彭博彙編的數據，以里拉計算的黃金價格每年上漲 40%。
土耳其將其持有的所有黃金從美國取走。根據土耳其央行 2021 年年度報告，黃金轉為存放
在英格蘭銀行、伊斯坦布爾證券交易所和中央銀行。
國家統計局週二公佈的另一項數據顯示，2022 年 12 月，土耳其的貴金屬和寶石進口同比
增長近 600%。能源和黃金是土耳其貿易逆差的主要驅動因素，同期貿易逆差擴大了 42%。
Turkey was the biggest buyer of gold among central banks last year, with househo
lds also rushing to buy the commodity to shield from geopolitical uncertainty an
d rampant inflation.
The central bank’s gold reserves were at the highest level on record, the World
Gold Council said in a report Tuesday. The official figure was 542 tonnes, up b
y 148 tonnes.
Demand for jewelery in the country also increased and jumped 32% year-on-year in
the last quarter of 2022. “Despite the rise in the local gold price during 4Q,
soaring consumer inflation brought the investment motive to the fore,” the WGC
said.
Turkey has stepped up its ambitions to produce more gold than the existing avera
ge of 35 tonnes annually over the last five years, President Recep Tayyip Erdoga
n said last week. “Together with oil, gold is one of the most imported items,”
he said during the opening of a new gold mine facility in the country’s west.
“We have the reserves to meet at least half of the demand in this area.”
Gold Rush | The central bank's gold reserves hit a record level
https://i.imgur.com/gaSG8ZQ.jpg
Gold is also a popular commodity among Turkish households who use it as a hedge
against currency and inflation pressures.
Turkey’s consumer inflation accelerated to as high as 85% last year before fall
ing to 64% in December, thanks to a range of unconventional monetary policies th
at saw interest rates fall despite rampant price growth. The Turkish lira deprec
iated by almost 30% last year.
The price of gold in lira terms increased by 40% on an annual basis, according t
o data compiled by Bloomberg.
Turkey has stepped up its ambitions to produce more gold than the existing avera
ge of 35 tonnes annually over the last five years, President Recep Tayyip Erdoga
n said last week. “Together with oil, gold is one of the most imported items,”
he said during the opening of a new gold mine facility in the country’s west.
After a US case against Turkey state lender Halkbank on failing to comply with s
anctions against Iran, Turkey repatriated all its gold holdings from the US. Acc
ording to the Turkish central bank’s 2021 annual report, gold is kept at the Ba
nk of England, at Istanbul Stock Exchange and the central bank.
Turkey’s imports of precious metals and stones swelled by almost 600% in Decemb
er 2022 compared with a year earlier, separate data on Tuesday from state statis
tics agency TurkStat show. Energy and gold are the main drivers of Turkey’s tra
de deficit, which widened by 42% in the same period.
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