國際金價每盎司已衝破1300美元，今年以來漲幅超過3成。市場擔憂聯準會再度祭出貨幣寬鬆政策，熱錢會導致金價不斷飆升，因為政府不斷釋出貨幣，資金到處流竄，黃金等商品價格也越容易被炒高。隨著黃金熱潮越來越發燒，德國有一家公司計劃用提款機來銷售金幣。由於電視名嘴都愛投資黃金， br br 也受黃金廠商贊助，他們常宣稱世界經濟可能走向末日，說美國政府在毀滅經濟，說貨幣現鈔將會失去價值。但是反對者說金幣販賣商以高價賣出，是黃金市價的2倍。有人說，聰明的黃金投資不是透過金幣，而是透過交易所買賣基金，可以密切關注黃金的趨勢。對沖基金也已帶來上億美金的投資。 br br A modern day gold rush is sweeping financial markets. Gold is up more than 30 this year and has reached record highs. In fact, as of this writing (October 13, 2010), the intraday gold price is up 1.5 at US$1,366 per ounce. br br Gold mania is so widespread that a German company plans to introduce an ATM to dispense gold coins to investors. br br In addition, gold coins have long been a favorite among television talk show hosts, who pitch them as safe-harbor investments against impending economic and financial collapse. br br But critics say these coins are poor investments -- they are sold at huge mark-ups to melt value. They say exchange traded funds such as GLD offer better ways to invest in gold.