Did 'Safe Haven' Buying Spur Gold Price Jump?
- Sales of American gold Eagle coins by the US Mint fell 93.0% from the same month a year earlier;
- Sales of gold by Australia's Perth Mint also fell, down 5.5% from November to the weakest monthly total since June;
- Household demand in No.2 consumer nation India also dropped, extending the slump led by rising Rupee prices across 2018.