Eric Sprott has calculated that record gold demand in 2013 massively exceeds mine supply. This means that lower prices can only be achieved through a massive transfer of ownership. That is what is happening as the West sells and the East buys.
https://sprottglobal.com/markets-at-a-glance/maag-article/?id=8424
Tax-Efficient Investing: How the Right Strategy Saves You Hundreds of Thousands
Effective compounding and tax minimization are not competing goals. They reinforce each other. The discipline that drives superior long-term compounding uses aggressive risk management to minimize drawdowns and so also
