Thereafter, the low demand environment brought on by low-to-negligible economic growth and high levels of unemployment is expected to take effect and will likely lead to lower sales.

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Unfortunately, in our present low interest rate environment the demand for income producing products is high.

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Accommodative monetary policy in developed economies and an extended low-rate environment will both pump up demand for gold and reduce the opportunity cost of holding it as an investment, reads the note.

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