He conceded that while gold, which operates as a financial asset, is less obviously driven by supply/demand factors than pure commodities, it is still swayed by these factors in the longer term.

• 他承认，虽然黄金作为金融资产比起单纯的商品，受到供应/需求因素的驱动并不明显，，但是在较长期内它仍会受到这些因素的影响。