As the supply of gold starts to increase, its role as the medium of exchange diminishes while the demand for it for some other usages is likely to be retained or increase.

当黄金供应开始增加的时候，其作为交换媒介的角色被削弱，而黄金的一些其他应用需求量可能会被保留或增加。

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One of the reasons for selecting gold as the medium of exchange is that it is relatively scarce.

选择黄金作为交换媒介的原因之一是黄金的相对稀缺性。

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It would also limit the risks of a single firm striking gaseous gold and, as a result, cornering the market in the medium to long term.

这同样还能减少公司单枪匹马去发掘“气态黄金”所承担的风险，从而使原来的中期市场转变为长期市场。

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In the medium to long term, support for gold will come from production problems that curb the expansion of supply, in addition to persisting sovereign-debt issues, Commerzbank says.

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Technically, no, in that gold does not circulate as a medium of exchange.

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In its function as a medium of exchange, medium of payment and store of value, gold is thus, in a sense, a timeless classic.

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