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Dutch central bank moves share of gold from U.S., Canada to London

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Re: Dutch central bank moves share of gold from U.S., Canada to London

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post #18

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Unironically true. The average person could care less about following politics, but Europeans live football.

> could care less Surely you mean couldn't care less.

Weird Al - Word Crimes

Re: Dutch central bank moves share of gold from U.S., Canada to London

#42
post #30

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How are we explaining Ronaldo not being required to serve his remaining 2-match suspensions at the start of the games?

Same, FIFA is just corrupt.

Okay so then we are agreeing that FIFA, a European institution, is a deeply corrupt, inconsistent, and unprincipled governing body.

But somehow this was the fault of the US?

Re: Dutch central bank moves share of gold from U.S., Canada to London

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

No it's not simple to call "he" did this. WH people, half? of the country supporting him for 2nd time, and wealthy people that donated so much too, it's never "he". Nothing big like that is one persons responsibility. Actions have cons. ? All elected and supported, especially AFTER how he and his supports lead the so many extra deaths in covid. I know your media does not bring facts but truth is out there.

Voters cannot be held accountable for all the specific things the person they elected do. That much should be self-evident.

What if they knew what they were voting for?

Re: Dutch central bank moves share of gold from U.S., Canada to London

#44
post #29

Just in time before major European continental war begin. Strategic move. For the context : German airport was officially attacked by Russia . And that’s only one of many incidents. UK is on the radar of official Russian hawks for a very long time

Didn't dear leader (Trump) just say he was going to invade the Bond Market?

If a shooting war breaks out beween the US and the Bond Market, the gold isnt safe anywhere.

Re: Dutch central bank moves share of gold from U.S., Canada to London

#45
Another interesting aspect to this story is the flow of value from US Treasuries to gold.

  Total gold held by central banks globally was valued at approximately $4tr at 
  the start of 2026, surpassing, for the first time, the roughly $3.9tr in US 
  Treasuries held by the same institutions. This marked a reordering of reserve 
  asset preferences with significant long-term implications. [0]
0. https://www.investing.com/analysis/why-central-banks-are-bri...

Re: Dutch central bank moves share of gold from U.S., Canada to London

#46
post #32

Earlier quoted context omitted.

No it's not simple to call "he" did this. WH people, half? of the country supporting him for 2nd time, and wealthy people that donated so much too, it's never "he". Nothing big like that is one persons responsibility. Actions have cons. ? All elected and supported, especially AFTER how he and his supports lead the so many extra deaths in covid. I know your media does not bring facts but truth is out there.

Sadly, the way people vote is more complicated than you might believe. Trump is the symptom of malfunctioning system that doesn't give people good options in the ballot box.

That explains how he got almost half the votes on election night, but it does not explain the 1/3 that still to this day support him 100%. There is a pretty substantial underlying problem in play and Trump is the symptom, but the problem is deeper than a malfunctioning political system.

Re: Dutch central bank moves share of gold from U.S., Canada to London

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post #4

It may be quirky for Americans to hear this, but one pivotal moment when it truly dawned on the average european citizen how corrupt the US has become, was when Trump phoned Infantino to drop a red card during the world cup. Blatant corruption for zero gain that even the Putin's and Xi Jin Pings never attempted. Any toddler could see how wrong it was and it was felt deeply in many hearts. Needless to say trust is clo…

Unironically true. The average person could care less about following politics, but Europeans live football.

I think you misunderstood the emphasis there - yes Europeans love football.

The point is that it's so blatant for such little gain, it's still a game. I.e. if he is willing to do that so openly for such low stakes, imagine what he does behind closed doors when it matters.

Re: Dutch central bank moves share of gold from U.S., Canada to London

#49
post #42

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Same, FIFA is just corrupt.

Okay so then we are agreeing that FIFA, a European institution, is a deeply corrupt, inconsistent, and unprincipled governing body. But somehow this was the fault of the US?

FIFA is NOT a European institution it is the global one.

The European football institution is UEFA which has complained about things like this and is also trying to remove Infantino – but the rest of the world has been bribed enough to keep him on.

Re: Dutch central bank moves share of gold from U.S., Canada to London

#50
post #20

> “A more equal spread of the gold supply between North America, the United Kingdom, and the U.S. also helps to spread the risk.” They’re not exiting all the gold held in North America; instead they’re rebalancing so that for more resilience against a backdrop of increased geopolitical risk.

No, but "removing" around half of it from one place is quite a bit. Though I doubt any single physical kg ever moved more than a few meters to the buying countries vault. edit: They physically moved 27 tons, the rest was traded away and bought again in London.

Can’t move what isn’t there
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