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Friday, February 21, 2014
Half of German gold reserves will be stored in Germany by 2020 - Really?
"Bundesbank President Jens Weidmann described the partial
transfer of German gold from New York as a trust-building measure in Germany.
You are the one responsible for organising this major logistical undertaking.
Indeed, we are inspiring trust by storing half of the 3,400 tonnes of gold in
Frankfurt by 2020. Building trust also means being transparent. We were the
first central bank to publish details of our storage facilities, including the
respective quantities of gold stored there. Given the dis-trust surrounding
this botched process no trust will be built until all of German's gold is
stored in Frankfurt. Is there a scenario in which gold could begin to be used
in monetary policy? A highly theoretical scenario would involve extreme turmoil
on the foreign exchange markets. Germany safeguards its solvency through
reserve assets. In addition to foreign currency, our reserve assets include
gold reserves. This gold could be pledged or exchanged directly for foreign
currency. That is also why we have left the other half of our gold reserves in
New York and London. Although we thankfully do not envisage such a crisis
scenario, central banks are designed for the long term..."
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