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rsanek • today at 1:44 PM • 3 replies • view on HN

For those seeking a more level-headed view, the Fed reports on foreign-owned gold monthly. Going back a couple of decades:

  Month       Book value ($M)  Tonnes
  July 2006   8,967            6,606
  July 2011   8,412            6,197
  July 2016   7,883            5,807
  July 2021   7,794            5,742
  July 2026   7,812            5,755
The linked report is talking about a change of 1.5% from the latest-reported total amount in tonnes.

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epistasis • today at 2:26 PM

Is it "level headed" to ignore the concerns of somebody pulling their gold out, even if they are a small country?

Your figures do point out that the Netherlands's amount of gold is small, but it is not level headed to think that they are somehow alone or unrepresentative of far more countries with far more gold.

Waterluvian • today at 2:17 PM

Does this mean a net of 13% of foreign gold has been removed from the U.S. since 2006?

csomar • today at 1:53 PM

July 2021 7,794 5,742 July 2026 7,812 5,755

Gold prices have exploded between these two dates. Am I missing something?

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