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To: Oatka

True, when it comes to individuals.

I am referring to a nation. The question is why does a nation need to stockpile gold?

Maybe I am looking at this wrong. Is it possible they are buying gold with US dollars (they got from their sale of oil) with the thought that the US dollar is going to take a big hit?

Maybe I should buy some gold myself ;)


19 posted on 12/20/2014 12:30:00 PM PST by CIB-173RDABN (I do not doubt that our climate changes. I only doubt that anything man does has any effect.)
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To: CIB-173RDABN
Russia is planning to use in trade alternative currencies. Agreement is with China to use yuan and ruble. As I heard gold is under-appreciated while dollars over-appreciated. Russia tries to get rid of dollars an US state obligations
22 posted on 12/21/2014 1:00:32 AM PST by Cossak
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To: CIB-173RDABN
The question is why does a nation need to stockpile gold?

Nations are made of people.

People value gold more than they trust their governments.

25 posted on 12/23/2014 6:28:03 AM PST by null and void (Will the obama love story be called Broke Barack Mountin' or The Love That Dare Not Say Hussein?)
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