31.   Prime Minister Ryutaro Hashimoto said Japan might sell U.S. Treasury debt and buy gold to help stabilize currency exchange rates.

32.   Rising bond yields can presage accelerating inflation, which leads traders and investors to buy gold as a hedge against higher prices.

33.   Savers began pulling money out of weaker banks, and some bought gold.

34.   Some investors buy gold as a hedge against inflation, which can hurt fixed-income assets such as Treasury bonds.

35.   Some investors buy gold to guard against inflation, which erodes the value of assets such as bonds.

36.   Some investors buy gold to guard against inflation, which erodes the value of assets such as Treasury bonds.

37.   Some investors buy gold to guard against rising inflation, which erodes the value of fixed-income assets such as Treasury bonds.

38.   Some countries bought gold during the same period, Gold Fields said.

39.   Some investment strategists have been telling clients recently to buy gold because the price will rise.

40.   Some investors buy gold as a hedge against inflation, which can erode the returns of fixed-income assets such as bonds.