Gold @ $5K an Ounce? Even assuming flat demand?

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escapetyranny.com/2011/06/14/cnbc-report-gold-on-the-way-to-5000-per-ounce/

CNBC: An exhaustive report by Standard Chartered predicts that gold will more than triple to $5,000 an ounce because of a lack of supply, not just because of a surge in demand that most bullion bugs cite in their bullish calls.

“There are very few large gold mines set to commence operation in the next five years,” said Standard’s analyst Yan Chen in a report Monday. “The limited new supply comes at a time when central banks have turned from being net sellers to significant net buyers of gold. The result, in our view, will be a gold market in deficit, even assuming flat growth in demand. With the supply-demand balance so out of kilter, we see the gold price potentially going to US$5,000/oz.”

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I wish I had bought a lot of gold

Is now the time for the gold standard or a precious metals standard?