Russia knew that it was necessary to invest in gold

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Gold prices are skyrocketing. Its value has fixed at the level of 1350 American dollars per ounce. Experts attribute the increased interest of professional investors in this precious metal with the introduction of anti-Russian sanctions.





That gold is that "safe haven" in which capital prefers to sit out a geopolitical storm. Investors are afraid of trade wars between the United States and China, the possible response of the Russian Federation to US sanctions. They are also scared by the prospect of a direct military clash between Russia and the coalition forces of the United States, Britain and France in Syria. The missile attack of the Western coalition on the Russian ally and the harsh statements of the parties in the future threaten a conflict of nuclear powers, which cannot but affect the volatility of the stock market.

Stock traders have already purchased gold for 2303,31 tons - this is the maximum figure for the last 5 years. Experts warn that in the future, gold may again fall in price if the US Federal Reserve raises its key rate. However, precious metals have historically remained a reliable protective mechanism for investors.

It is worth recalling that in 2014 the volume of physical gold in Russia amounted to 1035 tons. On April 1, 2018, the size of stocks came close to the mark of 1900 tons.
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  1. vev
    vev
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    April 18 2018 16: 33
    Since ancient times, gold and silver have become an international currency unit. Money was minted from them, and this would go on for quite some time, if not for the invention of paper money. But paper money for a long time was tied to the reserves of these metals of the country or provided with reserves of gold and silver of the country. In other words: paper money supply was not uncontrolled and could not grow, as it is now, arbitrarily. In my opinion, the BRICS countries need a single paper and virtual currency, reflecting the value of the country's national currency in relation to one gram of gold, for example. In each country, paper pulp and gold reserves are different and they will be mutually convertible through this unit (let's call it the Golden Reserve Equivalent - EZR). The paper money of the BRICS countries must be backed by gold. This will allow settlements not through an unsecured dollar, but through a real unit equivalent to 1 g of gold.
  2. Marzhecki
    Marzhecki
    +2
    April 18 2018 18: 34
    Quote: vev
    The paper money of the BRICS countries must be backed by gold.

    Then the United States and its allies will smash each of the participants in the "brick" one at a time.
    1. Amurets
      Amurets
      +1
      April 19 2018 05: 05
      Quote: UralRep
      Then the United States and its allies will smash each of the participants in the "brick" one at a time.

      How was Libya after Gaddafi offered to sell oil for the Golden Dinar?
      FAN publishes a translation of an interview with Peter Koenig, an expert at Canada’s Global Research Center, for the Russia 24 Channel:

      Gaddafi wanted to make Africa stronger. He had a plan to create a new African Union, which would be based on a new economic system. He planned to introduce the “golden dinar” as the main currency in order to free himself from the dollar-based Western monetary system, which usurped and continues to usurp the countries of Africa, their vast natural resources, especially oil and minerals ... In addition, Gaddafi wanted to free its oil market from the dollar. That is, he wanted to stop trading in oil in dollars, as required by the US-OPEC agreement in the early 1970s. Other African and Middle Eastern oil and gas producers would follow.

      https://riafan.ru/774548-zolotoi-dinar-i-neftedollary-pochemu-byl-ubit-muammar-kaddafi