倫敦哈頓花園的淘金熱作為金屬命中率的價格高高

在倫敦的哈頓花園珠寶區，商店抬起了鐵百葉窗，歡迎一群買家和賣家

London's historic Hatton Garden jewellery quarter is buzzing once again as the price of gold hits new record highs, attracting a diverse crowd of buyers and sellers.

倫敦歷史悠久的哈頓花園珠寶區再次嗡嗡作響，因為黃金的價格命中了新的紀錄，吸引了許多買家和賣家。

Jennifer Lyle, 30, is among those who arrived at the central London quarter on Thursday to sell an old gold bracelet and single earring after recently losing her job.

現年30歲的詹妮弗·萊爾（Jennifer Lyle）是周四到達倫敦市區的人之一，在最近失業後出售了一條舊的金手鐲和單耳環。

"I know that whatever they offer me first, I'm going to say no," she joked with AFP.

她開玩笑說：“我知道他們先向我提供什麼，我會說不。”

Lyle said she watched a television show the previous day about a woman who bought a gold coin in 1996 for £60 and found out it was now worth £550 ($676).

萊爾說，前一天，她看了一場電視節目，講述了一位女士在1996年以60英鎊購買金幣，發現它的價值550英鎊（676美元）。

"That's a good increase, isn't it?" she remarked joyfully.

“這是一個很好的增長，不是嗎？”她高興地說。

The price of gold struck 40 record highs in 2024 as global demand reached an all-time peak of 4,974 tonnes, the World Gold Council (WGC) said in a recent annual report.

世界黃金委員會（WGC）在最近的一份年度報告中說，隨著全球需求達到4,974噸的歷史最高峰，黃金的價格在2024年達到了40張高峰。

The record run has extended into 2025, with gold striking a record high close to $2,900 an ounce on Friday.

紀錄的運行已延長到2025年，金牌在周五每盎司近2900美元中創下了創紀錄的高度。

Demand from central banks is a key factor behind the gold rally, as they are purchasing the precious metal in big quantities amid geopolitical and economic uncertainty, with gold being regarded as a safe haven investment.

中央銀行的需求是黃金集會的關鍵因素，因為它們在地緣政治和經濟不確定性的情況下大量購買了貴金屬，而黃金被視為避風港投資。

At Touch of Gold, a Hatton Garden shop run by Naqash Anjum, gleaming gold necklaces and bracelets were on display.

在金黃色的Touch touch上，一家由Naqash Anjum經營的Hatton花園商店，閃閃發光的金項鍊和手鐲正在展出。

But for some, a jewellery item that was deemed affordable not long ago is now too expensive.

但是對於某些人來說，不久前被視為負擔得起的珠寶產品現在太貴了。

"This is like consistently increasing prices. What was selling well ... now can't sell well because it's become out of (someone's) budget," said Anjum.

Anjum說：“這就像價格始終提高價格。賣得很好……現在賣得不好，因為它已經超出了（某人的預算）。”

He added there are "more people trying to sell" than buy, impacting sale volumes of jewellery with Valentine's Day fast approaching.

他補充說，“試圖銷售的人還多”，而不是購買珠寶的銷售，情人節快速臨近。

According to the WGC, while global demand for jewellery dropped 11 percent in 2024, total spending jumped nine percent, reflecting the price increases.

根據WGC的數據，雖然全球對珠寶的需求在2024年下降了11％，但總支出增長了9％，反映了價格上漲。

"Would I buy gold as an investment? asked Lyle, repeating the question posed to her by AFP.

“我會作為投資購買黃金嗎？萊爾問，重複法新社向她提出的問題。

"Yes!" she answered emphatically.

“是的！”她強調地回答。

In Hatton Garden, where diamonds and precious metals have been traded since the Victorian era, pawnbrokers as well as gold dealers and designers operate alongside the jewellery stores.

自維多利亞時代以來，在哈頓花園（Hatton Garden）進行了鑽石和貴金屬的交易，典當經銷商以及黃金經銷商和設計師與珠寶商店一起運營。

One of them is Tamer Yigit, who said he no longer custom makes jewellery out of pure gold, instead using blue resin.

其中之一是Tamer Yigit，他說他不再使用純金製作珠寶，而是使用藍色樹脂。

"We can no longer create models directly in gold, because it is too expensive and there's a big risk that we can't sell them," said the 50-year-old who started out in the industry as a child in Turkey.

這位50歲的年輕人說：“我們再也不能直接用黃金創建模型，因為它太貴了，我們無法出售它們的風險很大。”

As Yigit spoke, a customer entered his shop looking to sell a broken gold bracelet and a silver coin with a portrait of Louis XVI.

當Yigit講話時，一位客戶進入了他的商店，希望出售一把破碎的金手鐲和一枚銀幣，上面有路易十六的肖像。

"You can't imagine the amount of allegedly gold jewellery that turns out to be alloys based on copper and other metals," said Yigit as he prepared authenticity tests on the metals.

Yigit在準備金屬的真實性測試時說：“您無法想像據稱是基於銅和其他金屬的合金的數量。”

While the results confirmed the gold was pure, the coin was found to be an alloy of zinc and copper.

雖然結果證實了黃金是純淨的，但發現硬幣是鋅和銅的合金。

But one young man, who would only give his name as Gilly, was trying to take advantage of an opportunity, as he shopped for a gold watch.

但是，一個年輕的男人只會以吉利的名字命名，他試圖利用機會，因為他購物了金表。

"Gold is rising all the time, so it's better to buy now, isn't it?" he said.

“黃金一直在上升，所以現在最好購買，不是嗎？”他說。