Gold Wagers Jump to 5-Month High as Fed Spurs Rally

Bloomberg
Sep. 03, 2012

Speculators increased bets on rising gold prices to the highest since March as mounting speculation that the Federal Reserve will expand its record stimulus drove bullion to its second-biggest monthly gain this year.

Money managers raised their net-long positions by 19 percent to 131,687 futures and options contracts in the week to Aug. 28, U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission data show. Combined bets across 18 U.S. commodities fell 1.9 percent to 1.3 million contracts, still near the highest in 15 months. The Standard & Poor’s GSCI Spot Index of 24 commodities gained for a fifth straight week, the longest rally since June 2011.

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