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Switzerland Leads In Gold Sales Among Central Banks Since 1993 - Jesse - Le Cafe Américain

Whenever I see someone refer to percentage of gold as part of a nation's foreign reserves, I immediately know that the person presenting that figure hasn't a clue as to what it really means.

So here is the scoop.
A high percentage of gold as part of a nation's foreign reserves typically signifies a negative balance of payments.
If a nation exports more in cash value than it imports, the percentage of gold as part of foreign reserves declines.

First thing to understand, GOLD IS NOT USED TO SETTLE INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTS.
US$ is the proverbial coin of the balance of payments settlement realm.

So one more time, more exports than imports = low percentage of gold as part of foreign reserves.
A high percentage usually equates to a high national debt load.
Look at the USA as a classic example.
Or just look at the ranking in the second spreadsheet and compare to national debt loads.

However gold holdings as a percentage of foreign reserves isn't the full story; it's just the first few chapters.

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Beginning of the headline :Although they are still among the top ten in total gold holdings, Switzerland has been one of the largest sellers of gold among official entities since 1993. It is no surprise then that the people of Switzerland have taken to a referendum to provide their opinions on this to the Swiss National Bank. With regard to the second chart, personally I do not believe that the World Gold Council estimates are correct for China at all, and probably Russia. S... Read More

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