“...The central bank now plans to bring back to Germany some of the 1,500 tons of gold stored in the vaults of the Federal Reserve in New York, and all of the 450 tons currently stashed with the Bank of France in Paris, according to Handelsblatt....”
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You do realize that this article was from January 2013. At that time they did have plans and tried to start the repatriation process. But that process quickly failed and they were only able to get a several tons repatriated and later announced they were happy with keeping their gold in the US.
The question is WHAT IS THE REASON for the inability of the Federal Reserve to release their “customers’” gold stocks to them. It is likely because of a combination of SOME of the gold no longer PHYSICALLY being there and SOME OF THE GOLD still physically there but now “sold” to other owners. I’m sure Germany now regrets sending a single bar out of their country.
Contrary to the movie, Goldfinger's plan worked?
I meant to say that MUCH of the physical gold there likely has multiple “owners” each thinking it is theirs. Any government who trusts the US federal reserve and the NY banks is stupid and/or gullible.