The New Year of Investments

As we head into 2008, one can expect volatility to be prime driver for investors to decide upon their asset allocation.

Would it be ETF demand that fuels the spot price or direct demand at the jeweller which drives up ETF demand? Ah! Of course, we forgot about the feedback loops, also.
In a nutshell, would it work out to be a virtuous cycle or a vicious one needs to be seen.

Mixed monetary views from analysts should keep the market at the edge, as we move into the first weekend NFP data (being considered as the most influential data release for the year 2007).