FT: Inflation worries Japanese rush to buy gold
Retail price hits record high above ¥10,000 per gramme as household attitudes to risk shift after years of deflation
Inflation worries fuel Japanese rush to buy gold
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The retail price of gold in Japan has jumped to an all-time high as the yen extends its historic slide against the US dollar and cash-laden households rush to fin…