金价昨日一度触及每盎司953.60美元的创纪录高点，因油价突破每桶100美元大关，同时通胀担忧提供了新的上行动力。

Gold hit a record $953.60 a troy ounce yesterday as oil’s move above $100 and inflation fears provided fresh upward momentum¹.

市场担心美国经济可能将出现滞胀，这推动了金价上涨。此前，美联储(Fed)发布了美国经济增长放缓、通胀加剧的预测。

Fuelling the rally were fears the US economy could be heading for stag?flation after the Federal Reserve published forecasts for lower growth and higher inflation.

投资者预计美国将进一步降息，以刺激经济增长，但他们同时担心，放宽货币政策将破坏抑制通胀的努力。

Investors² expect further US rate cuts to stimulate³ growth, but worry that easing monetary⁴ policy will undermine the battle to control inflation.

美林(Merrill Lynch)金属行业策略师丹尼尔?海因斯(Daniel Hynes)指出，“多种”因素推高了金价。

Daniel Hynes, metals strategist at Merrill Lynch, pointed⁵ to “a multitude” of drivers pushing gold higher.

“但最新一个因素是通胀担忧。我们已看到资金持续流入该领域。每次金价下跌时，买家都会大举买进。”

“But the latest is inflation concerns. We’ve seen money continue to flow into the sector⁶. Every time there is a dip in gold prices, buyers come in aggressively.”

大量资金流入黄金交易型开放式指数基金(ETF)，已推动金价今年迄今累计上涨14.4 %。

Strong inflows into gold exchange traded funds have helped gold prices rise 14.4 per cent this year.