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Re:Dutch central bank moves share of gold from U.S., Canada ... by roromainmain on Wednesday September 02, 2026 @11:02AM (#49537397)
Considering the Netherlands’ strategic ties with the US, this sounds like quite a bold move. France doing so was one thing, but the Dutchs have always been rather Atlanticists.
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Re:Dutch central bank moves share of gold from U.S., Canada ... by Deukhoofd on Wednesday September 02, 2026 @11:32AM (#49537830)
For what it's worth, the Dutch Central Bank argues that this is simply because it'd be easier to sell in London in a crisis situation.

They've previously stated to be far more worried about the dependency on VISA and MasterCard than the gold reserves in the US.

https://nos.nl/artikel/2560460-dnb-maakt-zich-zorgen-over-am...

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Re:Dutch central bank moves share of gold from U.S., Canada ... by stpedgwdgfhgdd on Wednesday September 02, 2026 @11:53AM (#49538159)
That was indeed the case
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Re:Dutch central bank moves share of gold from U.S., Canada ... by Rover222 on Wednesday September 02, 2026 @11:49AM (#49538088)
They're still hoping to get back New York City some day.
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Re:Dutch central bank moves share of gold from U.S., Canada ... by 1attice on Wednesday September 02, 2026 @11:43AM (#49537997)
They are also consummate antifascists, which I suppose is in tension now with atlanticism
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Re:Dutch central bank moves share of gold from U.S., Canada ... by ozim on Wednesday September 02, 2026 @02:48PM (#49540642)
Well they had to because UK across the Northern Sea was their competition and so France just below, while having Germans next door and Spain not being an ally. Did I mention they are bunch of tall assholes anyways?
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Re:Dutch central bank moves share of gold from U.S., Canada ... by bithammerthunde on Wednesday September 02, 2026 @04:30PM (#49542043)
> strategic ties with the US

Yeah, that isn't really a thing anymore.

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