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Sprott Sees Record Gold Price in 2012

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"Eric Sprott, the founder and chairman of Canadian fund manager Sprott Inc., expects bullion will rise as investors seek the safest assets while governments spend to stimulate their economies, increasing chances that inflation will accelerate."

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Bloomberg, Liezel Hill

Gold will climb to a record by year-end as the global economy slows from the weight of too much debt, says Eric Sprott, the founder and chairman of Canadian fund manager Sprott Inc.

"I just can't imagine the demand for gold is going down," he said in a July 9 interview at Bloomberg’s Toronto office. "I don’t personally see a solution to the problem that we're in, the financial leveraging issue that we all have where everybody wants to shed debt and there's no buyers."

Sprott"s company manages funds investing mainly in gold, silver and precious-metals equities. He expects bullion will rise as investors seek the safest assets while governments spend to stimulate their economies, increasing chances that inflation will accelerate.

Gold, which had advanced for 11 successive years, is little changed so far in 2012. It's 19% lower than the record $1,923.70 an ounce traded on Sept. 6 in New York after investors favored buying the dollar amid Europe's escalating debt crisis.

The metal "should go to new highs before year-end, that would be my guess," said Sprott, 67. "Gold has blown away every financial market in the world since 2000, let’s not forget that.". . .View Full Article


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