| Countries around the world are acquiring gold at an accelerated rate in order to diversify their reserve positions. This trend, combined with the huge reserves held by the U.S., Eurozone and the IMF amount to a shadow gold standard.
The best way to evaluate this shadow gold standard among various countries is to use the ratio of gold to the gross domestic product, (GDP). This Gold-to-GDP ratio can easily be calculated using official figures and compared across countries to see where real gold power resides...............................................Full Article: Source
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