I've read a couple articles today (april 14) saying that. The argument is that Bernanke has saved the economy from both collapse and inflation and better times are ahead and thus people are abandoning gold. I think it's just the opposite. Ben is scared too death the dollar will crash soon and that's why he told the banks to attack gold. The gold collapse last week was pure manipulation.
I read that article earlier today and thought it made more sense than any explanation i've heard so far. Hard to see why else the PMs keep falling with all the economic trouble in the world.