China has become an increasingly important driver of the gold price, with large purchases propping up prices late last year as western investors were selling.

中国已成为左右金价的一大因素，重要性日益上升。去年底，在西方投资者纷纷减持之际，来自中国的大量买盘对金价形成了支撑。

On Wednesday night, gold was trading at $1,726 a troy ounce, up 13.5 per cent from a late December low but still 10 per cent below the nominal record high of $1,920 set in September. Paulson and Co, one of the largest hedge fund investors in gold, revealed in a regulatory filing this week that it had sold 45 per cent of its holdings of gold exchange-traded funds in the second half of the year.

周三晚，金价报每盎司1726美元，较去年12月底的低位高出13.5%，但仍比去年9月创下的名义历史新高每盎司1920美元低10%。对冲基金中最大的黄金投资者之一保尔森公司(Paulson and Co)在本周提交监管部门的材料中披露，该公司去年下半年减持了45%的黄金ETF（交易所交易基金）。

Mr Grubb predicted that Chinese consumption would rise this year at pace similar to the 20 per cent increase in 2011. That implies jewellery and investment demand of about 925 tonnes in 2017. On the other hand, he said Indian demand could fall from its level of 933 tonnes in 2011.

郭博思预计，今年中国黄金消费量的增幅将与去年相当。去年增幅为20%。以此计算，2017年中国金饰和黄金投资需求将达925吨左右。另一方面，他表示，今年印度黄金需求可能低于2011年933吨的水平。

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