金价跌三成,中国买家反而疯抢:一场反常识的黄金热|附文稿
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| 0:00 | So usually, when something loses 30% of its value, people run away. | 通常,当某物失去30%的价值时,人们就会逃跑。 |
| 0:04 | Oh, yeah, totally. | 哦,是的,当然。 |
| 0:05 | I mean, they get scared. | 我的意思是,他们害怕。 |
| 0:06 | But right now in China, the price of gold is just falling fast. | 但是现在在中国,黄金的价格正迅速下跌. |
| 0:11 | And yet a huge buying frenzy is starting. | 然而,一个巨大的购买狂热正在开始。 |
| 0:13 | It is really wild. | 这真是野生的。 |
| 0:15 | Welcome to our deep dive. | 欢迎来到我们的深潜。 |
| 0:17 | We are looking at a recent article from the South China Morning Post | 我们看的是"南华早报"最近的文章 |
| 0:19 | today. | 今时. |
| 0:20 | Yeah, it's such a great source for this. | 是啊,这是一个很好的来源。 |
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| 1 | So usually, when something loses 30% of its value, people run away. | 通常,当某物失去30%的价值时,人们就会逃跑。 |
| 2 | Oh, yeah, totally. | 哦,是的,当然。 |
| 3 | I mean, they get scared. | 我的意思是,他们害怕。 |
| 4 | But right now in China, the price of gold is just falling fast. | 但是现在在中国,黄金的价格正迅速下跌. |
| 5 | And yet a huge buying frenzy is starting. | 然而,一个巨大的购买狂热正在开始。 |
| 6 | It is really wild. | 这真是野生的。 |
| 7 | Welcome to our deep dive. | 欢迎来到我们的深潜。 |
| 8 | We are looking at a recent article from the South China Morning Post | 我们看的是"南华早报"最近的文章 |
| 9 | today. | 今时. |
| 10 | Yeah, it's such a great source for this. | 是啊,这是一个很好的来源。 |
| 11 | It really is. | 没错 |
| 12 | And our mission today is to understand this fascinating mystery. | 我们今天的任务是理解这个令人着迷的谜团。 |
| 13 | It asks big questions about how we view money. | 它提出了关于我们如何看待金钱的大问题。 |
| 14 | Because it really is a complete reversal of normal rules. | 因为这真的是完全颠倒了正常的规则。 |
| 15 | I mean, usually, we expect demand to follow the price, right? | 我的意思是,通常,我们期望需求 遵循价格,对不对? |
| 16 | If the price goes down, demand goes down. | 如果价格下降,需求下降。 |
| 17 | People just lose interest. | 人们只是失去了兴趣。 |
| 18 | OK, let's unpack this. | 好吧,让我们打包这个。 |
| 19 | Let's look at the numbers. | 让我们看看数字。 |
| 20 | On the Shanghai Gold Exchange, gold is trading around $881 a gram. | 在上海黄金交易所,黄金每克交易约881美元. |
| 21 | Yeah, that equals about $4,101 US dollars for a troy ounce. | 是的,这相当于4,101美元 一个Troy盎司。 |
| 22 | And this price is much lower than before. | 而这个价格比以前低得多. |
| 23 | It is nearly 30% lower than its high point in late January. | 它比1月下旬的高点低近30%。 |
| 24 | And a sudden 30% drop in an asset usually creates panic. | 而资产突然下降30%通常会造成恐慌. |
| 25 | Right, people want to sell. | 是的,人们想卖。 |
| 26 | Exactly. | 没错 |
| 27 | Investors want to sell their stuff quickly | 投资人想快点卖东西 |
| 28 | before the price keeps dropping. | 在价格不断下跌之前 |
| 29 | They want to stop their losses. | 他们想阻止损失 |
| 30 | But Chinese buyers are doing the exact opposite. | 但中国买家却恰恰相反 |
| 31 | They are rushing in to buy. | 他们急着要买东西 |
| 32 | Yeah. | 对 |
| 33 | And to really understand this, we need to look at three different levels. | 为了真正理解这一点,我们需要从三个不同层面审视。 |
| 34 | We have everyday shoppers, rich investors, and the government itself. | 我们每天都有购物者 富有的投资者 还有政府本身 |
| 35 | OK, let's start on the street level. | 好,我们从街头开始 |
| 36 | Let's look at everyday people. | 让我们看看日常的人。 |
| 37 | Picture the Tianya Jewelry Market in Beijing. | 图片 北京天雅珠宝市场. |
| 38 | Oh, yeah. | 对 |
| 39 | It is a busy place, you know, full of bright displays. | 这是一个繁忙的地方,你知道, 充满亮亮的展示。 |
| 40 | The article talks to a saleswoman there, | 这篇文章跟那个卖家说话 |
| 41 | and she is seeing a massive rush for physical gold right now. | 她看到一个巨大的急迫 身体黄金现在。 |
| 42 | Physical metal. | 物理金属. |
| 43 | Yeah, like actual gold rings, necklaces, and bracelets. | 是啊,像真正的金戒指,项链,和手镯。 |
| 44 | People want to hold the metal in their hands. | 人们想把金属握在手中. |
| 45 | And the market data backs her up completely. | 而市场数据完全支持她。 |
| 46 | In the third quarter of this year, physical gold purchases went up 30%. | 今年第三季度,实物黄金购买量增长了30%. |
| 47 | Wait, 30%? | 等等,30%吗? |
| 48 | Yeah, compared to the previous quarter. | 是啊,比上一个季度。 |
| 49 | It's a huge jump. | 这是一个巨大的跳跃。 |
| 50 | That is massive. | 这是巨大的。 |
| 51 | So who is buying all this jewelry? | 是谁买的这些珠宝? |
| 52 | Well, there are too many groups here. | 这儿有很多团体 |
| 53 | First, people buying gold for weddings. | 首先,人们购买黄金用于婚礼. |
| 54 | Oh, right. | 对 |
| 55 | Weddings happen no matter what. | 婚礼无论发生什么。 |
| 56 | Exactly. | 没错 |
| 57 | You know, a wedding is a major cultural event. | 你知道,婚礼是重大文化活动 |
| 58 | The date is fixed months in advance. | 日期提前数月确定. |
| 59 | You can't just tell your family to wait for better gold prices. | 你不能只是告诉你的家人 等待更好的黄金价格。 |
| 60 | No, you really can't. | 不,你确实不能。 |
| 61 | The wedding is today, so you need the rings today. | 今天是婚礼 所以你今天需要戒指 |
| 62 | The demand is very steady. | 需求非常稳定。 |
| 63 | Right, that makes sense. | 对,有道理 |
| 64 | But the second group is much more surprising. | 但第二组更令人惊讶。 |
| 65 | Younger customers are suddenly pouring into these shops. | 年轻顾客突然涌入这些商店. |
| 66 | Really? | 真的吗? |
| 67 | Because historically, gold jewelry in China was, well, | 因为在历史上,中国的金珠宝 |
| 68 | it was mostly for older generations. | 大部分是给老一代的 |
| 69 | Yeah, totally. | 是啊,当然。 |
| 70 | It was seen as very traditional and heavy. | 它被认为非常传统和沉重。 |
| 71 | What changed for young people? | 年轻人有什么变化? |
| 72 | What's fascinating here is how the designs changed. | 这里最令人着迷的是设计是如何改变的。 |
| 73 | Jewelry makers noticed they were losing the young crowd, | 珠宝制造商注意到他们失去了年轻的人群, |
| 74 | so they started making very modern pieces. | 于是他们开始制作非常现代的作品. |
| 75 | Oh, so they look better. | 哦,所以他们看起来更好。 |
| 76 | Yeah, they are super stylish now. | 是啊,他们现在超级时髦。 |
| 77 | They look like high-end fashion. | 他们看起来像高端时尚。 |
| 78 | Is this like buying an expensive winter coat on the sale? | 这就像买一件昂贵的冬季大衣出售? |
| 79 | How do you mean? | 你说什么? |
| 80 | It is an investment because it holds value, | 这是一个投资,因为它有价值, |
| 81 | but it is an investment you can actually wear every day. | 但这是你每天可以做的投资 |
| 82 | You get to enjoy it. | 让你享受吧 |
| 83 | Yeah, that is a perfect way to look at it. | 是啊,这是 一个完美的方法看它。 |
| 84 | Young people see it as both fashion and a safe place | 年轻人把它看成是时尚和安全的地方 |
| 85 | to put their money. | 把他们的钱。 |
| 86 | Wearable wealth. | 可携带财富. |
| 87 | Exactly. | 没错 |
| 88 | You look stylish and your money is secure. | 你看起来很时髦 钱很安全 |
| 89 | OK, so we understand the jewelry side, | 好吧,所以我们理解 珠宝方面, |
| 90 | but what about people who just want to make money? | 但那些只想赚钱的人呢? |
| 91 | The investors. | 投资人。 |
| 92 | Right, the investors. | 对 投资者 |
| 93 | They don't care about fashion. | 他们不在乎时尚 |
| 94 | They don't want to carry heavy gold rings around. | 他们不想带着重金戒指到处走 |
| 95 | How are they buying it? | 他们怎么买的? |
| 96 | So they are pouring huge amounts of money into gold ETFs. | 因此,他们投入了大量的资金 黄金ETF。 |
| 97 | OK, let's explain ETF for a second. | 好吧,让我们解释一下ETF。 |
| 98 | It stands for Exchange Traded Fund. | 它代表外汇交易基金。 |
| 99 | Basically, an ETF is a fund that lets you buy gold like a stock. | 基本上,ETF是一种基金,让你像股票一样购买黄金. |
| 100 | You do it on a screen. | 你在屏幕上做这个。 |
| 101 | You don't hold the physical metal in your house. | 你家里没有物理金属 |
| 102 | No heavy safes. | 无重保险箱. |
| 103 | Yeah, it's just pure convenience. | 是啊,这只是纯粹的便利。 |
| 104 | And Chinese investors are using ETFs on a massive scale. | 而中国投资者也在大规模使用ETF. |
| 105 | Last month, Chinese gold ETFs got $784 million US dollars | 上个月,中国黄金ETF获得7.84亿美元 |
| 106 | in new money. | 在新钱。 |
| 107 | Wait, $784 million? | 等等,7.84亿美元? |
| 108 | Just one month. | 就一个月 |
| 109 | In just one month? | 就一个月? |
| 110 | Yep, it was the highest growth in the entire region. | 是的,这是整个地区最高的增长。 |
| 111 | Globally, it was second only to the UK. | 在全球范围内,它仅次于联合王国。 |
| 112 | But I have to push back a little. | 但我得往后推一点 |
| 113 | Why gold? | 为什么是黄金? |
| 114 | What do you mean? | 你说什么? |
| 115 | Well, gold does not pay you any interest. | 金子不会给你利息的 |
| 116 | If you put a gold bar in a safe for a year, | 如果你把金条放在保险箱里一年 |
| 117 | it is still just one gold bar. | 它仍然是一个金条。 |
| 118 | It does not multiply. | 它不会增加。 |
| 119 | Right. | 对 |
| 120 | So why not put that money into stocks or government bonds? | 那为什么不把这些钱放进股票或政府债券呢? |
| 121 | Well, it comes down to simple math. | 很简单的数学 |
| 122 | You have to look at their other options. | 你得看看他们的其他选择 |
| 123 | The domestic stock market in China is pretty weak right now. | 中国国内股市目前相当疲软. |
| 124 | So stocks feel risky. | 所以股票有风险 |
| 125 | Very risky. | 非常危险 |
| 126 | And then you look at government bonds. | 然后看政府债券。 |
| 127 | A government bond is when you lend money to the government | 政府债券就是借钱给政府 |
| 128 | and they pay you back with extra profit. | 他们还给你额外的利润。 |
| 129 | Right, that profit is called the yield. | 利润就是收益 |
| 130 | Exactly. | 没错 |
| 131 | OK. | 摆 |
| 132 | But the yield on a Chinese 10-year government bond | 但中国十年政府债券的收益 |
| 133 | fell significantly. | 大幅下降。 |
| 134 | It dropped to around 1.58%. | 下降到1.58%左右. |
| 135 | Wow. | 珃 |
| 136 | Right. | 对 |
| 137 | Only 1.58%. | 仅1.58%. |
| 138 | That is barely anything. | 这还不算什么 |
| 139 | Right. | 对 |
| 140 | It is incredibly low. | 这是令人难以置信的低。 |
| 141 | So stocks look weak. | 所以股票看起来很弱。 |
| 142 | Bonds are paying very little. | 债券支付很少。 |
| 143 | Because of this, gold looks very attractive by comparison. | 由于这个原因,黄金相比看起来非常有吸引力. |
| 144 | OK, that makes sense. | 好吧,这是有道理的。 |
| 145 | So everyday people are buying, big investors are buying. | 所以人们每天都在买东西, 大投资者也在买东西。 |
| 146 | But what is the government doing? | 但是,政府在做什么? |
| 147 | Oh, they are the ultimate buyer here. | 哦,他们是这里的最终买家。 |
| 148 | They are buying more than anyone else, right? | 他们买的比谁都多,对吧? |
| 149 | Absolutely. | 当然 |
| 150 | The People's Bank of China, that's their central bank, | 中国人民银行 那是他们的中央银行 |
| 151 | they added 830,000 troy ounces to their gold reserves | 他们增加了83万盎司的黄金储备 |
| 152 | just last month. | 就在上个月 |
| 153 | 830,000 ounces. | 830,000盎司 (英语). |
| 154 | That is huge. | 这是巨大的。 |
| 155 | It is. | 没错 |
| 156 | And here is the crazy part. | 这是疯狂的部分。 |
| 157 | This is their 24th month in a row of buying gold. | 这是他们24个月 连续购买黄金。 |
| 158 | Two straight years of buying gold every month. | 每月两直年买金. |
| 159 | Yep. | 对 |
| 160 | Their goal is to diversify their reserves. | 他们的目标是使其储备多样化。 |
| 161 | OK, let's explain diversify. | 好吧,让我们解释 多样化。 |
| 162 | That means they do not want to keep all their wealth | 也就是说他们不想保留所有财富 |
| 163 | in just one type of money or asset. | 只有一种类型的钱或资产。 |
| 164 | Exactly. | 没错 |
| 165 | They don't want to rely only on the US dollar, for example. | 例如,他们不想只依靠美元。 |
| 166 | Right. | 对 |
| 167 | So this feels like it is like seeing the head chef eating | 这感觉就像看到主厨吃饭 |
| 168 | dinner at their own restaurant. | 在他们自己的餐厅吃晚饭。 |
| 169 | I love that. | 我喜欢 |
| 170 | Because if the central bank is buying gold for 24 months, | 因为如果中央银行要买黄金24个月 |
| 171 | it makes everyday citizens feel very safe buying it, too. | 这让日常市民也觉得很安全 |
| 172 | Oh, completely. | 哦,绝对的。 |
| 173 | The World Gold Council specifically stated this. | 世界黄金理事会对此作了具体规定。 |
| 174 | They said these continued purchases by the central bank | 他们说中央银行继续购买 |
| 175 | boost confidence for everyone else. | 增强其他人的信心。 |
| 176 | It's like a safety net. | 如安隐网. |
| 177 | The public sees the government buying | 公众看到政府购买 |
| 178 | and they feel good about buying rings and ETFs. | 他们觉得买戒指和ETF很好 |
| 179 | Exactly. | 没错 |
| 180 | It drives demand even higher. | 它驱使需求更高。 |
| 181 | But this brings up a huge question for me. | 但这给我带来了一个巨大的问题。 |
| 182 | If China is buying so much gold, why are global prices still | 如果中国买这么多黄金,为什么全球价格仍然不变 |
| 183 | falling? | 坠落? |
| 184 | That is the big puzzle. | 这就是大谜题。 |
| 185 | Right. | 对 |
| 186 | What is putting so much pressure on the global price? | 是什么给全球价格造成了如此巨大的压力? |
| 187 | Well, for that answer, we have to look at the United States. | 那么,对于这个答案, 我们必须看看美国。 |
| 188 | In the US, investors are really not buying gold right now. | 在美国,投资者现在真的不买黄金。 |
| 189 | Wait, really? | 等等,真的吗? |
| 190 | Why not? | 为什么不呢? |
| 191 | Because US interest rates and bond yields are very high. | 因为美国的利率和债券收益率非常高. |
| 192 | Ah, OK. | 啊,还好。 |
| 193 | How high are they? | 他们有多高? |
| 194 | Well, a US 10-year Treasury bond pays more than 4.8% right now. | 美国10年国库债券现在支付4.8%以上。 |
| 195 | Oh, wow. | 哦,哇呜。 |
| 196 | Let me just compare that. | 让我来比较一下 |
| 197 | China pays 1.58%. | 中国支付1.58%. |
| 198 | The US pays over 4.8%. | 美国支付4.8%以上。 |
| 199 | Exactly. | 没错 |
| 200 | That is a massive difference. | 这是一个巨大的差异。 |
| 201 | It is. | 没错 |
| 202 | The article talks about a hawkish shift in the US. | 文章讲述了美国的鹰式转变. |
| 203 | A hawkish shift. | 一个鹰式的转变。 |
| 204 | We should define that. | 我们应该确定这一点。 |
| 205 | What does hawkish mean here? | 这是什么意思? |
| 206 | So it means the US Federal Reserve, their central bank, | 这意味着美联储,他们的中央银行, |
| 207 | plans to keep interest rates really high. | 计划保持高利率。 |
| 208 | They might even raise them next month. | 下个月他们甚至可以养大它们 |
| 209 | And why do they do that? | 为什么? |
| 210 | To fight inflation. | 以抗通货膨胀. |
| 211 | They want to stop prices from going up too fast in the stores. | 他们想阻止店里的价格涨得太快 |
| 212 | OK, so they keep rates high. | 好吧,所以他们保持高利率。 |
| 213 | And high rates mean high bond yields. | 高利率意味着债券收益率高。 |
| 214 | Exactly. | 没错 |
| 215 | So what does US investor do? | 那么美国投资者是做什么的? |
| 216 | They don't need gold. | 他们不需要黄金。 |
| 217 | They can buy a very safe US bond and get a great return. | 他们可以买一个非常安全的美国债券 并获得巨大的回报。 |
| 218 | So all that US money goes into bonds instead of gold. | 所以,所有的美国钱 进入债券而不是黄金。 |
| 219 | Yes. | 对 |
| 220 | And this lack of US demand puts heavy pressure on global gold prices. | 而这种美国需求的缺乏给全球黄金价格带来了沉重压力. |
| 221 | It pulls the price down. | 其推价而下. |
| 222 | Even with China buying so much? | 即使中国买这么多? |
| 223 | Right. | 对 |
| 224 | In fact, Goldman Sachs actually lowered their gold price prediction | 事实上,高盛实际上降低了黄金价格的预测 |
| 225 | for the end of the year. | 年终。 |
| 226 | Oh, really? | 是吗? |
| 227 | How much did they lower it? | 他们降了多少? |
| 228 | They dropped it from $4,650 US dollars down to $4,150 an ounce. | 他们从4 650美元降到4 150盎司 |
| 229 | Wow, a $500 drop. | 哇,500块。 |
| 230 | That really shows the power of US interest rates. | 这真的显示了美国利率的力量。 |
| 231 | It really does. | 确实 |
| 232 | So to wrap this up, we are looking at a perfect storm. | 因此,为了结束这一切,我们正在寻找一个完美的风暴。 |
| 233 | Lower global gold prices, weak local stocks, and low local interest rates | 全球黄金价格下降,当地库存疲软,当地利率低 |
| 234 | have made gold a huge favorite for Chinese buyers. | 让黄金成为中国买家的最爱 |
| 235 | Yes, all at the same time. | 是的,所有的时间。 |
| 236 | Even while high interest rates in the US just pull those global prices down. | 即使美国的高利率只是把全球价格拉低。 |
| 237 | It's a fascinating contrast. | 这是一个迷人的对比。 |
| 238 | But you know, there is one last thing from the article I want to mention. | 但你知道,还有一件事 从文章我想提到。 |
| 239 | It's about human psychology. | 是关于人类心理学的. |
| 240 | Oh, I love this part. | 哦,我喜欢这个部分。 |
| 241 | Tell them about the salesman. | 告诉他们那个推销员的事 |
| 242 | So a salesman at the jewelry market noted something really interesting. | 珠宝市场的推销员发现了一些有趣的东西。 |
| 243 | When gold was high, like 1,000 yuan a gram, everyone rushed into the store. | 黄金高的时候,每克1000元,大家都冲进店里. |
| 244 | Right, a total frenzy. | 对,太疯狂了 |
| 245 | Yeah. | 对 |
| 246 | But now the prices are low. | 但现在价格很低。 |
| 247 | Many people are waiting on the sidelines. | 许多人正在旁观。 |
| 248 | They are just watching. | 他们只是看着。 |
| 249 | Yeah. | 对 |
| 250 | They're waiting to see if prices drop further to hit the absolute bottom. | 他们等着看价格是否进一步下跌 以打倒绝对的底部 |
| 251 | That makes no sense. | 这没有道理。 |
| 252 | If it is on sale, you should buy it. | 如果在卖,你应该买它。 |
| 253 | You would think so. | 你会这么想的 |
| 254 | But I want to leave you, the listener, with this final thought. | 但我想离开你,听者, 与这个最后的想法。 |
| 255 | Why do humans feel safer buying an asset when it is expensive | 为什么人类会觉得购买资产比较安全? |
| 256 | and get so nervous to buy it when it goes on sale? | 当它继续出售时,会很紧张地买下它吗? |
| 257 | That is such a good question. | 这是一个很好的问题。 |
| 258 | Think about how your own brain handles value. | 想想你自己的大脑如何处理价值。 |
| 259 | Do you follow the crowd or do you buy when things are cheap? | 你是跟随人群,还是买到便宜的东西? |
| 260 | Something to really think about. | 真正值得思考的东西 |
| 261 | Well, thank you for joining our deep dive today. | 谢谢你今天加入我们的深度潜水 |
| 262 | Yes, thanks so much for listening. | 是的,非常感谢你的聆听。 |
| 263 | We will catch you next time. | 下次我们会抓住你的 |
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