在美元走软、油价上涨、实金供需缺口扩大等因素的影响下,国际金价已呈现连续六年的牛市行情。黄金已经成为全球投资者保值增值、抵御通胀和货币贬值的有效工具。2007年的金市,上半年相对稳定,下半年则波澜起伏。1月初,金价从年内低点602美元上涨到2月底的690美元,之后出现长达半年的盘整期,金价陷入640～700美元的区间。9月份,受美国次级债危机的刺激,金价突破 Under the influence of such factors as the weakening of the U.S. dollar, rising oil prices and the expansion of the real gold supply and demand gap, the international gold price has shown a bull market for six consecutive years. Gold has become an effective tool for global investors to preserve and increase their value, to resist inflation and currency devaluation. The gold market in 2007 was relatively stable in the first half of the year, but fluctuated in the second half of the year. In early January, the price of gold rose from a year low of $ 602 to $ 690 at the end of February, after a six-month consolidation period, in which the price of gold plunged between $ 640 and $ 700. In September, stimulated by the U.S. subprime crisis, the gold price broke through