The shift in attitude towards gold comes as signs of recovering growth in the global economy and in particular in the us have drawn investors to other assets such as equities and sapped gold 's haven appeal .
Borrowing in late june returned to the brisk level seen earlier in the year , before new worries surrounding the fate of greece 's government and spain 's banks sapped investor demand for risky assets .
Over the past decade , the economy has been burdened by oil prices between $ 50 and $ 150 per barrel , which have sapped purchasing power available for nonenergy consumption .
在过去的10年中,每桶50至150美元的石油价格让经济背上了负担,削弱了非能源消费领域的购买力。
Japanese ruling-party heavyweight ichiro ozawa relented to pressure tuesday and agreed to testify before parliament over his involvement in a funding scandal , a peace offering after weeks of escalating tensions within the party that have sapped the government 's support .
Most of all , though , my energy is sapped by dwelling on these sapping things about offices , so much so that I can 't think of anything that boosts it at all .