Gold Sector Economics

<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=200 BGCOLOR="#003333" TEXT="#F7F7FF" background="04dd4c00dduajq.gif"> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="0" WIDTH="95" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 46 WIDTH="91"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="46" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="91" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <bR> </td> <td valign="top" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#003333" FACE="Arial" ><B>TOUCHSTONES-GOLD® Collaborative Design</B></FONT>     |     <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="TOUCHSTONESGOLD® Collaborative Design"><U>home</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id17.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Scientific Issues"><U>Scientific Issues</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id18.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Research 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TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.gold.org/value/stats/statisti"><U>http://www.gold.org/value/stats/statistics/gold_demand/index.html</U></A></div> <bR> <div> World Mine Cost Data Exchange</div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.minecost.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.minecost.com"><U>http://www.minecost.com</U></A></div> <bR> <div> World Bank- Commodity Price Forecasts</div> <div> <A HREF="http://web.worldbank.org/external/default/main?theSitePK=612501&pagePK=64218950&contentMDK=20675357&menuPK=627723&piPK=64218883" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://web.worldbank.org/external/defaul"><U>http://web.worldbank.org/external/default/main?theSitePK=612501&pagePK=64218950&contentMDK=20675357&menuPK=627723&piPK=64218883</U></A></div> <bR> <div> <B>Official reserves, monetary policy sectors</B></div> <bR> <div> International Monetary Fund</div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.imf.org/external/country/index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.imf.org/external/country/inde"><U>http://www.imf.org/external/country/index.htm</U></A></div> <div> (see Country Information/Country International Reserves/Country Official Reserve Assets)</div> <bR> <div> Euro Area</div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.ecb.int/stats/external/reserves/html/assets_U2_latest.en.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.ecb.int/stats/external/reserv"><U>http://www.ecb.int/stats/external/reserves/html/assets_U2_latest.en.html</U></A></div> <div> European Central Bank</div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.ecb.int/stats/external/reserves/html/assets_4F_latest.en.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.ecb.int/stats/external/reserv"><U>http://www.ecb.int/stats/external/reserves/html/assets_4F_latest.en.html</U></A></div> <div> France</div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.ecb.int/stats/external/reserves/html/assets_FR_latest.en.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.ecb.int/stats/external/reserv"><U>http://www.ecb.int/stats/external/reserves/html/assets_FR_latest.en.html</U></A></div> <div> Germany</div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.ecb.int/stats/external/reserves/html/assets_DE_latest.en.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.ecb.int/stats/external/reserv"><U>http://www.ecb.int/stats/external/reserves/html/assets_DE_latest.en.html</U></A></div> <div> Italy</div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.ecb.int/stats/external/reserves/html/assets_IT_latest.en.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.ecb.int/stats/external/reserv"><U>http://www.ecb.int/stats/external/reserves/html/assets_IT_latest.en.html</U></A></div> <div> The Netherlands</div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.ecb.int/stats/external/reserves/html/assets_NL_latest.en.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.ecb.int/stats/external/reserv"><U>http://www.ecb.int/stats/external/reserves/html/assets_NL_latest.en.html</U></A></div> <div> Portugal</div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.ecb.int/stats/external/reserves/html/assets_PT_latest.en.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.ecb.int/stats/external/reserv"><U>http://www.ecb.int/stats/external/reserves/html/assets_PT_latest.en.html</U></A></div> <div> Spain</div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.ecb.int/stats/external/reserves/html/assets_ES_latest.en.html" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.ecb.int/stats/external/reserv"><U>http://www.ecb.int/stats/external/reserves/html/assets_ES_latest.en.html</U></A></div> <bR> <div> Bank of Japan, Official Reserve Assets</div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.mof.go.jp/english/gaijun/e1403.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.mof.go.jp/english/gaijun/e140"><U>http://www.mof.go.jp/english/gaijun/e1403.htm</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.mof.go.jp/english/e1c006.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.mof.go.jp/english/e1c006.htm"><U>http://www.mof.go.jp/english/e1c006.htm</U></A></div> <bR> <div> US Federal Reserve</div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/bulletin/default.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/b"><U>http://www.federalreserve.gov/releases/bulletin/default.htm</U></A></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Exchanges</B></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.lbma.org.uk/statistics_current.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.lbma.org.uk/statistics_curren"><U>http://www.lbma.org.uk/statistics_current.htm</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.nymex.com/gol_pre_agree.aspx" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.nymex.com/gol_pre_agree.aspx"><U>http://www.nymex.com/gol_pre_agree.aspx</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.cbot.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.cbot.com"><U>http://www.cbot.com</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.tocom.or.jp/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.tocom.or.jp/"><U>http://www.tocom.or.jp/</U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="http://www.iab.gov.tr" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.iab.gov.tr"><U>http://www.iab.gov.tr/english/indexen.htm</U></A></div> <div> <A 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