The water crisis is already costing China about 2.3 per cent of its gross domestic product, according to a World Bank estimate.

根据世界银行的估算，水资源危机已经占到了中国2.3 %的国民生产总值。

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The trading tone in gold and silver Friday will likely be set following the release of the advance U.S. gross domestic product estimate for the first quarter.

FORBES: Comex Gold Weaker as Traders Await U.S. GDP Data

The first-quarter advance gross domestic product estimate is seen coming in at a 3.2% annual growth rate, which follows a paltry 0.4% growth rate in the fourth quarter of last year.

FORBES: A.M. Kitco Metals Roundup: Comex Gold Firmer As U.S. GDP Data Awaited

Rising weekly jobless claims and a tepid gross domestic product estimate for the second quarter added to a recent string of weak U.S. economic data that is making for increasing speculation the Federal Reserve may opt for another round of quantitative easing of U.S. monetary policy.

FORBES: By Jim Wycoff Of Kitco News