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
GDP Growth is a Scam
What appears to be healthy economic expansion in the headline Real GDP statistics can disguise a chronic and perpetual recession in the private sector, running on borrowed time, and heading
