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Re:Repatriate the gold': German economists advise withdrawal... by dtech on Saturday January 24, 2026 @05:53AM (#46742529)
It's almost the definition of a store of value. If it was actually useful it's called a strategic reserve, like for oil.
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Re:Repatriate the gold': German economists advise withdrawal... by eesmith on Saturday January 24, 2026 @06:30AM (#46742714)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strategic_reserve

> A strategic reserve can be ... A commodity, such as intervention stocks of food or petrol ...

> Examples of commodity reserves: Global strategic petroleum reserves ... Gold reserve

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