Perth Mint sees record demand first-quarter demand for gold bullion
珀斯鑄幣局認為第一季度黃金需求創歷史新高
Neils Christensen
Wednesday April 07, 2021 10:36
Mints worldwide are seeing unprecedented demand for physical bullion, with the Perth Mint the latest to announce record sales for the first quarter of 2021.
全球鑄幣廠對實體黃金條幣的需求空前，珀斯造幣廠最新公佈的2021年第一季度銷售額創歷史新高。
In a blog post published Tuesday, the Perth Mint said 130,000 troy ounces of gold and almost 1.6 million troy ounces of silver shipped to clients worldwide in March.
珀斯鑄幣局在周二發表的一篇部落格文章中說，3月份向全球客戶運送了13萬金衡盎司的黃金和近160萬金衡盎司的白銀。
“These figures are 285% higher (gold) and 178% higher (silver) than average monthly sales dating back to 2012,” the mint said in the commentary.
鑄幣局在評論中說：“這些數字比追溯至2012年的平均每月銷售額高285％（金）和178％（銀）。”
In the first quarter this year, the Perth Mint sold more than 330,000 ounces of gold and more than 4.5 million ounces of silver, said Jordan Eliseo, manager of listed products and investment research at the mint, in the report.
鑄幣局市場上市產品和投資研究經理喬丹•埃利索（Jordan Eliseo）在報告中稱，今年第一季度，珀斯鑄幣局市場售出了33萬盎司黃金和450萬盎司白銀。
“These figures represent the highest calendar quarter on record for gold and the fourth-highest calendar quarter on record for silver,” he said.
他說：“這些數字是有記錄以來黃金最高的年季度，是有記錄以來第四高的年季度。”
General Manager Minted Products Neil Vance said that the most popular bullion coins at the Perth Mint are the one-ounce Kangaroo coins.
Minted Products總經理Neil Vance說，珀斯鑄幣廠最受歡迎的金銀幣是一盎司的袋鼠幣。
“The market continues to take everything we can make at present,” he said.
他說：“我們目前能做(製造)的一切(商品)，市場繼續佔據(銷售)一切。”
The historic demand for gold and silver comes as both precious metals saw sharp declines since the start of the year. The mint noted that gold prices fell 11% and silver prices dropped 9% in the first three months of 2021.
對黃金和白銀的歷史性需求之際，自今年年初以來，兩種貴金屬(價格)均出現了大幅下跌。珀斯鑄幣廠指出，在2021年的前三個月中，黃金價格下跌了11％，白銀價格下跌了9％。
“There have been multiple factors contributing to the sell-off, which has now seen the U.S. dollar gold price pullback by almost 20% since it hit all-time highs in August 2020,” the mint said.
珀斯鑄幣廠說：“拋售有多種因素，自從2020年8月創下歷史新高以來，美元的金價已經下跌了近20％。”
Resilient strength in the U.S. dollar, rising 10-year bond yields, growing competition from cryptocurrencies and record valuation in equity markets are all competing against the gold market, the Perth Mint said.
珀斯鑄幣局表示，美元的升值實力，10年期債券收益率的上升，加密貨幣的競爭加劇以及股市創紀錄的估值都在與黃金市場競爭。
The strong demand for bullion comes as the Perth Mint continues to battle it out with social media and Reddit users who are encouraging investors to run on the mint and create a physical short squeezing. Reddit users have accused the mint of not having enough physical silver.
隨著珀斯鑄幣廠繼續與社交媒體和Reddit(投資論壇)用戶進行競爭，鼓勵投資者投資鑄幣並造成實際的空頭擠壓，對金條的需求強勁。 Reddit用戶指責珀斯鑄幣局沒有足夠的實體白銀。
The Perth Mint said that it has plenty of supply, but it takes time to refine the metal into its popular products.
珀斯鑄幣廠表示，它有充足的供應，但需要花費時間將這種金屬精煉成其受歡迎的產品。
“While we just about satisfied demand for gold this month, interest in silver is outstripping our capacity to convert plentiful supplies into finished goods,” said Vance.
萬斯說：“雖然我們本月即將滿足大眾對黃金的需求，但大眾對白銀的投資需求已經超過了我們(鑄幣廠)將大量(白銀)供應轉換為製成品的能力。”
The data from the Perth Mint is also in line with global demand trend. Data from the U.S. Mint shows that it sold 412,000 ounces of gold in the first quarter of 2021, its best start since to the year since 1999.
珀斯鑄幣廠的數據也符合全球需求趨勢。美國造幣局的數據顯示，它在2021年第一季度售出了412,000盎司黃金，這是自1999年以來的年度以來的最好開端。
By Neils Christensen
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引用: Kitco News , Perth Mint News
