- Source, James Rickards via Alpha Hunter:
TRACKING THE AUTHOR OF "CURRENCY WARS" AND GOLD VIGILANTE JIM RICKARDS - AN UNOFFICIAL TRACKING OF HIS INVESTMENT COMMENTARY
Friday, September 13, 2013
Russia Aggressively Buying Gold
Russia now, after an aggressive pattern of buying gold in recent years, has acquired 1/8th of the gold of the U.S. Russia has 1/8th the economy of the U.S., too, so in terms of the gold-to-GDP ratio they have attained parity. They've been very transparent about their buying, in contrast to the Chinese. Putin has also, not coincidentally, been very clear that he doesn't want the U.S. dollar to continue to hold a central position in world markets.