By Agustino Fontevecchia, Forbes Staff

Gold has been on a definite downtrend since last October, with bullion falling a dramatic 5.1% in February alone.  As prices have dropped and investors lost faith, central banks have been on the opposite side of the trade, gobbling up bullion at a rate of 27-metric tons a month, according to UBS’ gold expert Edel Tully.  Russia and South Korea are among the biggest buyers, while several smaller, first-time acquirers have emerged, suggesting global central banks aren’t snubbing the yellow metal in the same way the general market seems to have done, which, in the face of it, is definitely bullish for gold. …read more
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