The institutions of modern capitalism are contingent arrangements that cannot be justified by an appeal to the value of liberty construed as non-interference.

FORBES: Will Wilkinson, Libertarian

First from high prices dissuading new buyers (as seen in Western jewelry demand since 2005) but more significantly from state interference in a market averaging 36% compound growth by value each year since 2001.

FORBES: China's Gold Imports: Grain Of Salt, Please