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Top Chinese Economists Call For Government To Ditch U.S. Treasuries And Buy Gold

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  • chucky
    chucky Posts: 15,170 Forumite
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    Exocet wrote: »
    MSE doesn't have the storage space for a thread of those dimensions.
    i did not read your post
  • exil
    exil Posts: 1,194 Forumite
    I think I've strayed into a James Joyce novel.
  • chucky
    chucky Posts: 15,170 Forumite
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    exil wrote: »
    I think I've strayed into a James Joyce novel.
    i have issues with people that have a first name as their surname.

    it's just wrong.
  • wageslave
    wageslave Posts: 2,638 Forumite
    exil wrote: »
    I think I've strayed into a James Joyce novel.

    Welcome to our bijoux little thread.

    I think I am seriously outnumbered by both kindness and intelligence

    (wageslave<-- still waiting quietly for the jugular)
    Retail is the only therapy that works
  • michaels
    michaels Posts: 29,249 Forumite
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    edited 19 July 2010 at 10:38PM
    There is - but first you have to be cas trated before being invited to join...

    I feel at this point we need Cleaver to write a very funny post on what each of the regulars would be doing at an orgy?
    Malcolm. wrote: »

    Is there an underground club(?), it appears I'm missing out on all the swinging parties.
    I think....
  • michaels
    michaels Posts: 29,249 Forumite
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    However I believe the answer to the OP is (See Generali's thread on the value of gold) that there is not nearly enough gold in the world for the Chinese to convert their USD holdings to gold.
    I think....
  • Housebear51
    Housebear51 Posts: 143 Forumite
    Asheron wrote: »
    former advisor to the Chinese central bank, and influential economist, has called for his nation to diversify away from U.S. treasury holdings.
    This comes after China cut its U.S. treasury holdings by $32.5 billion in May:

    Something like this is bound to happen in the end.

    Russia too have been talking about similar things.
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