Eurozone worries spark leap in gold sales
Dealer Degussa says Germany's gold coin sales soar 35% year on year in January
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PHYSICAL gold sales in Europe jumped in January, dealers said, as concerns over the eurozone's outlook sparked by central bank action and anti-bailout party Syriza's victory in Greek elections drove consumers to load up on bullion.
Financial markets were roiled last month after the European Central Bank unveiled a new plan to pump billions of euros into the economy, the Swiss National Bank cut the franc's peg to the single currency, and Syriza won a snap election in Athens.
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