Dutch Central Bank moves gold worth billions
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The Dutch central bank has moved roughly $11.6 billion worth of gold (1) out of the United States and Canada as "increasing geopolitical unrest" pushes another European country to strengthen its "crisis preparedness."
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Why the Dutch are moving gold out of the US
Data: World Gold Council; Chart: Emily Peck/Axios The Dutch central bank said this week that it was shifting about 86 tonnes of gold bars out of New York and Canada and moving them closer to home. Why it matters: Countries are rethinking where they stash their gold reserves,
The Dutch central bank, citing the potential for a “crisis situation”, has moved some of its gold from New York to London.
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Why has the Netherlands moved $10bn of its gold from the US?
The Netherlands has $83.7bn worth of gold in domestic and foreign reserves.
The Netherlands and France have shifted gold reserves as geopolitical tensions put new focus on where Europe keeps its bullion.
The move to improve liquidity of gold is “not normal behavior,” said UBS’s Paul Donovan.
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