Germany Gets its Gold Back “Early”

German Bundesbank Achieves Gold Repatriation Goal Ahead of Schedule. Gold Repatriation from NY Fed Completed. More Than Half of Germany’s Gold to Be in Germany by Year End. Gold Represents about 2/3 of Germany’s Reserves. Check out all the Smaulgld podcasts here. Not a Smaulgld subscriber? Sign up here. Donate To Smaulgld.com via paypal Please Read More →

German Gold Repatriation Continues and The Fed’s Vault Empties

German Gold Repatriation. German gold repatriation begun in 2013, continues. Germany is the owner of the second largest central bank gold hoard, much of it held at the New York Federal Reserve. The majority of Germany’s gold is held abroad. The Bundesbank plan is to repatriate gold in sufficient amounts to have at least half Read More →

Top Foreign Holders of U.S. Debt

Chinese Holdings of US Treasuries 2014 - 2017 through October

Top Foreign Holders of U.S. Debt. Foreigners and the Fed hold large percentages of U.S. Treasury Bonds. What happens if foreigners reduce their need for U.S. dollars? Update June 16, 2016 Foreign U.S. Treasury Bond dumping most since 1978 Update May 16, 2016: U.S. Treasury breaks out U.S. Treasury Bond holdings of Gulf State Nations, Read More →