alt Hacker NewsConsidering the Netherlands’ strategic ties with the US, this sounds like quite a bold move. France doing so was one thing, but the Dutchs have always been rather Atlanticists.
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stpedgwdgfhgdd • today at 3:53 PM
That was indeed the case
Rover222 • today at 3:49 PM
They're still hoping to get back New York City some day.
1attice • today at 3:43 PM
They are also consummate antifascists, which I suppose is in tension now with atlanticism
For what it's worth, the Dutch Central Bank argues that this is simply because it'd be easier to sell in London in a crisis situation.
They've previously stated to be far more worried about the dependency on VISA and MasterCard than the gold reserves in the US.
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