Today's comments from the FED I see Bernanke's words accomplishing one thing, making Central Bank's purchase of 'gold' cheaper.
It wasn't that long ago, 'bankers' were telling the public that gold, (and other PMs) were only good for/as jewelry. When the public, (referring to the intelligent portion) didn't buy into the 'bankers' story the 'bankers started accumulating gold - In other words, the 'bankers' story hasn't changed, but their actions have.
Now we are hearing a new story from Central Banks,,, Gold is a preferred asset, on par with, (as examples) USD and the Euro. I believe once the 'bankers' possess enough gold, they will invite all of us to a huge paper, fiat currency bonfire.