Monday
Dec102012
VIDEO: Inside The Bank Of England's Gold Vault
A rare look inside. How many were drilled for Tungsten?
Video features University of Nottingham chemistry professor Martyn Poliakoff from within the world's second largest gold repository at the Bank of England, which protects approximately $315 billion in gold bars, according to recent figures.
UPDATE - 25% Of World's Gold Buried Underneath The NY Fed...
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http://www.cnbc.com/id/49540593
"The Bundesbank is, of course, quite right in its opinion of the value of the examinations. In reality, it does not matter one bit whether the Federal Reserve Bank of New York actually has the German central bank’s gold or whether the gold is pure. As long as the Fed says it is there, it is as good as there for all practical purposes to which it might be put. It can be sold, leased out, used as collateral, employed to extinguish liabilities and counted as bank capital just the same whether it exists or not."
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/gold-futures-decline-ahead-of-fed-2012-12-10
Commentary: Presenting the 17th annual Lump of Coal Awards
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/whos-been-naughty-in-the-fund-industry-2012-12-10?pagenumber=2