LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) -- A top Communist Party research chief said Thursday that China should buy gold and U.S. real estate rather than Treasurys, according to a Reuters report. Li Lianzhong, who is head of economics at the party's policy research office, said the U.S. dollar is poised for a fall, making gold and land better investments for China's $1.95 trillion in foreign exchange reserves, the report said. It quoted Li as saying Beijing should also focus on buying up energy and natural resources. http://www.marketwatch.com/story/chinese-official-urges-buying-of-gold-us-land
China could buy half the worlds Gold with with 2 trillion dollars. I smell the beginnings of a gold bubble! Last one to the party is a rotten egg!!! Or i should say, last one to the party loses their life savings!
US real estate won't go anywhere (it'll still be here tomorrow). world resources on the other hand are being depleted daily & new sources are few. Not exactly the same.
Inflation adjusted the CRB today is at the same level as it was 40 years ago. How can that be when recourses are supposed to be indeed depleting more and more each day.