Why are central banks hoarding gold? | Counting the Cost

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  • Опубліковано 11 сер 2023
  • Gold is precious and often serves as a safe haven; it is a hedge against economic uncertainty and an investment favoured for its stability.
    Traders, investors and governments have often looked to it in times of market volatility and it seems the world is looking to gold again.
    2022 was an exceptional year for the yellow metal: Demand reached its highest level in more than a decade, and central banks globally bought a staggering $70bn worth of gold - that's the most in 73 years.
    Elsewhere, Elon Musk tells employees fired for posts on X that he's got their backs.
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 131

  • @cfwin1776
    @cfwin1776 9 місяців тому +28

    Even Germany’s requests to audit its gold in the US were denied. 😂 “We audit periodically. Just trust us”. 😂

    • @tiffanylaserna1288
      @tiffanylaserna1288 9 місяців тому +2

      In 2012. They have audited their gold reserves in New York yearly without issues since then.

    • @FajarSumirat
      @FajarSumirat 9 місяців тому +1

      LoL

  • @renemartin5729
    @renemartin5729 9 місяців тому +9

    Despite a hot war in Europe and many countries buying gold, it closed yesterday at $1,914.10 per ounce

    • @hhwin2198
      @hhwin2198 9 місяців тому +2

      It’s in the consolidating phase before making a upside move. Triple top in chart shows that.

    • @Liboch
      @Liboch 9 місяців тому

      Once the fed reduces its rate, the gold price would shoot up

    • @renemartin5729
      @renemartin5729 9 місяців тому +1

      @@Liboch During the 0% Fed rate gold didn't go up. In fact, gold doesn't go up no matter what happens.

    • @renemartin5729
      @renemartin5729 9 місяців тому

      @@hhwin2198 That's what Peter SChiff said 13 years ago when he promised $5,000 gold "any time now".

    • @Liboch
      @Liboch 9 місяців тому

      @@renemartin5729 no central was buying gold then

  • @jeffee1933
    @jeffee1933 9 місяців тому +4

    Because fiat currency is just a place holder for real money which is PHYSICAL gold and silver.

    • @reefread1234
      @reefread1234 4 місяці тому

      First no, fiat currency is backed by nothing bitcoin at this point is worth more literally by thousands

  • @SuperGreatSphinx
    @SuperGreatSphinx 9 місяців тому +3

    Actually, it is possible to turn base metals into gold through scientific means. However, the cost of doing so would outweigh the value of the gold. Also, the gold would be radioactive...

  • @FlexOnMars
    @FlexOnMars 9 місяців тому +5

    Another excellent episode. I love Counting the Cost - great work team!
    Regarding the Pakistan textile industry woes - I do worry about the theme of 'race to the bottom', for example the minimum wage comparison to Bangadelsh - its in this that local issues are connected to those in communities globally, for which this century require different approaches to that of the past - the IMF for example could do well to reconfigure its approach to strengthen civil society principles rather than be purely market-driven..... OK back to my life, have a nice day anyone reading this.

  • @aberba
    @aberba 9 місяців тому +2

    I think X has a much bigger vision. Something not a lot of people are able to see until it happens.
    I should add that experts are given way too much credit

  • @kevinburke9940
    @kevinburke9940 9 місяців тому +7

    What is anything worth? As much as the next guy is prepared to pay! 😅

    • @TheYogesh7777
      @TheYogesh7777 9 місяців тому +1

      LOOK AT NFT. SOME PAY MILLIONS AND SOME PAY 0.

    • @paladro
      @paladro 9 місяців тому

      this is it in a nutshell...

  • @pavelsmith2267
    @pavelsmith2267 9 місяців тому +1

    Gold is a premium form of fuel for artificial intelligence.
    The mixing of base elements with rare and precious elements is the compound issue. The market currently fuels the very problem which the majority of populace wishes to negate.

  • @godzillamothra5983
    @godzillamothra5983 9 місяців тому +6

    what goes around, comes around. It is about time to abandon dollar, it is just a green toilet paper

  • @thebangkokconnection4080
    @thebangkokconnection4080 9 місяців тому +10

    I remember when gold dropped to $400 an ounce over night. Manipulated prices

  • @valkry007
    @valkry007 2 місяці тому

    I have to question your statement that the U.S. has the biggest central reserve of gold, it is seriously questioned whether or not the U.S. has any gold reserves any more as a physical audit has not been done for over thirty years, and nobody as been allowed into the gold vaults to inspect the actual "reserves" to prove they still exist.

  • @throughput6674
    @throughput6674 9 місяців тому +4

    "legacy Gold holdings" LOL 4:06 You mean they swapped their Gold for paper...

  • @user-ts9nq5zw2j
    @user-ts9nq5zw2j 9 місяців тому +1

    That is one of my dreams, to own a bank bar of 999.9 gold. Mike from Japan

  • @jonathaneffemey944
    @jonathaneffemey944 9 місяців тому +1

    Thanks for posting.

  • @baddbeliever
    @baddbeliever 9 місяців тому +1

    for long term liquidity gold is a good choice but as far as pricing...its as steady as the economic systems in place are. you only saw influxes when there was an uncertainty about successes or failures during big wars. today, you can't make a direct correlation (to a degree yes) between the value of the USD and gold prices. it hung steadily and is cheaper today than it was in 2007 inflation adjusted.

  • @LUM-VOX
    @LUM-VOX 9 місяців тому +2

    None of these commentators or guests on the show have built a billion dollar empire not even a hundred million dollar empire. It’s all talks, cynicism, and negativity. Elon has done it. He will make X work. Wish him well, you naysayers

  • @pavelsmith2267
    @pavelsmith2267 9 місяців тому

    I would like to see a full and complete real time audit of all social media platforms.

  • @bubavaal4888
    @bubavaal4888 9 місяців тому +22

    😂😂😂😂 Dollar the biggest ponsi scammed ever it's a real fraud 😂😂😂

    • @thebangkokconnection4080
      @thebangkokconnection4080 9 місяців тому

      Also the greatest stability.

    • @roro4787
      @roro4787 9 місяців тому

      @@thebangkokconnection4080 lol noooooooo, that means you are brain washed lol

    • @aberba
      @aberba 9 місяців тому +2

      ​@@thebangkokconnection4080Stability? Dollars are rarely stable...it only flavors USA oligarchs. Every country gets inflation exported to them.

  • @WellOilBeefHooked
    @WellOilBeefHooked 9 місяців тому +1

    He has got rid of Twitter. Time to stop crying now. He has launched something completely new. It is called X. X will become huge.

  • @elimlinrr6898
    @elimlinrr6898 9 місяців тому +1

    Gold is element 79 and its symbol is Au in the periodic table. Unlike diamond, you cannot manufacture gold. Its finite presence on planet earth makes it suitable to be used as an international currency unlike the USD or Euros and all other nations' currencies which are all fiat currencies.

  • @LugendoEdward-hu7qs
    @LugendoEdward-hu7qs 9 місяців тому

    Uganda has gold but people don't enjoy their gold

  • @joem0088
    @joem0088 9 місяців тому +2

    The world's central banks bough 70B$ of gold is a lot ? That's nothing. The US will pay 1 tillion 200 billion in debt service just for 2023. which is almost 3 time it's gold reservce of 440B$. 70B$ worth of gold wouldn't pay 1 month of US debt service. 🤔

    • @petrofx
      @petrofx 9 місяців тому

      Now do the math on a gold price of 25k per ounce and then apply it to all the CB gold being stored.
      Let me know when it clicks.

    • @joem0088
      @joem0088 9 місяців тому

      @@petrofx 25k/oz ? When ? 2080 ?

    • @petrofx
      @petrofx 9 місяців тому

      @joem0088 when or if the global cabal decides to use gold cover the debt in order to restart the fiat based monetary system.
      One way or the other, the fiat system will be restarted to continue global systems. How and when are the only questions. Your job and mine is to cover our bases in picking the winning horse in that race.

  • @Crypto_Bird
    @Crypto_Bird 9 місяців тому

    I rather have Bitcoin “Digital gold”there is finite amount unlike traditional gold they just keep finding more. As far as Btc isn’t even enough bitcoin for every millionaire on the planet.

  • @reginaerekson9139
    @reginaerekson9139 9 місяців тому

    13:10 much like missing his deadlines - Ask his shareholders. He was going to fight and now he needs an mri. The bullshit offer is not legally binding. How’s his Tesla Employer trailer rental/housing going?

  • @southerncomfort2792
    @southerncomfort2792 9 місяців тому +1

    They know what is coming…

  • @reginaerekson9139
    @reginaerekson9139 9 місяців тому +1

    1:05 so Russia/Wagner are in Africa mining. Gold is what secures the US dollar. I can’t eat it, but you can use it in tech such as The James Webb Telescope. It’s pretty and heavy - maybe use flowers or candy as currency instead?
    I will give you some chocolates if you build my house - flowers are the bonus 😂

    • @mandarinandthetenrings2201
      @mandarinandthetenrings2201 9 місяців тому

      Yea, I can see you don't know anything about currency. Central Banks buy gold as a hedge against Inflation. So if you Lebanon with 460% Inflation you want some gold. But if your America where you Inflation is only 3.5% its not a good investment. So depends on the what you nations is going through. Now China "Deflation" in situations such that gold is useless to help China's Central bank.

    • @chrissharkey9644
      @chrissharkey9644 9 місяців тому

      You can’t eat paper either

  • @paololuckyluke2854
    @paololuckyluke2854 9 місяців тому +5

    One day a film will be made of Musk’s life, and it will be entitled something like ‘Citizen X’.

  • @allysoobratty7565
    @allysoobratty7565 9 місяців тому +1

    Gold ....

  • @veritasfiles
    @veritasfiles 6 місяців тому

    Since when did a "public square" have to only include accurate & non-violent views and information? That's crazy. Has no one heard of the concept of freedom of speech and conscience? You can hold views and speak views that I don't agree with and might be inaccurate. It's really okay. It's an integral and necessary part of living in a free society. It's like people have just forgotten this central and vital piece of being free.

  • @yadrani4265
    @yadrani4265 9 місяців тому +6

    It is an old and true statement
    Gold never Old
    Gold never die
    Gold never loose his worth cost. And last
    Old is gold. Because
    Gold never loose it's shinning

    • @mandarinandthetenrings2201
      @mandarinandthetenrings2201 9 місяців тому

      You be careful "Gold" is used by Central Banks and a hedge against Inflation. But what if your China where you are having "Deflation" you have problem "Gold" can't help you.

  • @davidevans6618
    @davidevans6618 9 місяців тому +2

    I think it's lol, I Believe lol. Beliefs are like a bus stop somewhere between fact and fiction and many people never leave the bus stop. Meaning they remain ignorant. I never met a smart slave...ever.

  • @shaughn2011
    @shaughn2011 9 місяців тому +1

    Its not Fiat money

  • @mindyourbeezwax860
    @mindyourbeezwax860 9 місяців тому +1

    Manipulating the price

  • @TaiwanChinatogether
    @TaiwanChinatogether 9 місяців тому

    You see the trees, Elon musk see the forest. What was your business portfolio. Lol

  • @jondoe1622
    @jondoe1622 9 місяців тому +2

    LOL... everybody's counting their guns in preparation for China's Leemans moment...

  • @clantralok
    @clantralok 9 місяців тому

    Never bet against Elon

  • @jonascoscom
    @jonascoscom 9 місяців тому +2

    All stolen gold 😂

  • @coding7196
    @coding7196 9 місяців тому +1

    The German lady spoke English really well.

  • @mikelsilva6220
    @mikelsilva6220 9 місяців тому +1

    Elon Musk is the best - Free speech

  • @roro4787
    @roro4787 9 місяців тому +8

    US dollar = toilet paper

    • @mandarinandthetenrings2201
      @mandarinandthetenrings2201 9 місяців тому +2

      Yes, yes, give me all your US dollars.

    • @SeeLasSee
      @SeeLasSee 9 місяців тому +1

      Will you exchange your dollar bills for toilet paper? I’ll offer you the ultra premium brand best toilet paper.

    • @sonyjoseph5426
      @sonyjoseph5426 9 місяців тому

      Not yet .. literally Venezuela's bolivar was worth less then toilet paper

    • @omyhaby1912
      @omyhaby1912 9 місяців тому

      ​@@SeeLasSeeis Your Toilet paper made up of dollars?

    • @oneshothunter9877
      @oneshothunter9877 9 місяців тому

      I have toilet paper with Dudnald tRump printed on it.
      A gift from a friend. 😁😂😂

  • @user-lu8gz3qv2l
    @user-lu8gz3qv2l 9 місяців тому +1

    sonra yığını çöpün sandığına

  • @allenaxp6259
    @allenaxp6259 9 місяців тому +2

    Bitcoin is better to hoard. Cost less to store. Easier to move also.

    • @mahatmagaand
      @mahatmagaand 9 місяців тому

      Quantum computer can bring in unlimited supply of bitcoin, potentially crashing Crypto

    • @catdaddy5192
      @catdaddy5192 2 місяці тому

      Bitcoin is a ponzy scheme that will eventually collapse to zero.

  • @rollmeister
    @rollmeister 9 місяців тому

    her opinion does not matter

  • @pavelsmith2267
    @pavelsmith2267 9 місяців тому

    Do you think that perhaps global warming has come and gone?
    We can safely resume our global journey back towards Normal?
    The Pandemic was and is not the largest spiritual road sign anyone has ever seen anywhere?
    My endless questions are both helpful and useless?

  • @giantarcsfora9279
    @giantarcsfora9279 9 місяців тому +3

    will gold save us from climate change? Can I eat gold if there is starvation? Can I drink gold when there is no more clean water?

    • @jetly0090
      @jetly0090 9 місяців тому +4

      There are a lot of other things in this world that you cannot eat or drink either, including your US dollar, your house, your car, your stocks, etc...

    • @giantarcsfora9279
      @giantarcsfora9279 9 місяців тому

      @@jetly0090 house = shelter, car =transportation, money = ease of exchange, gold hidden in some vault = useless for centuries

    • @SeeLasSee
      @SeeLasSee 9 місяців тому

      Mining gold is terrible for climate change. They excavate tons of rock to grind up for every ounce they produce.

    • @jetly0090
      @jetly0090 9 місяців тому

      Gold = store of values, protect against inflation. It can also be use as jewelries, in dental, computer chips @@giantarcsfora9279

    • @omyhaby1912
      @omyhaby1912 9 місяців тому

      ​@@giantarcsfora9279Y'r Dvmb but I guess being Dvmb is a New Trend Nowdays

  • @hayjonathanjh
    @hayjonathanjh 9 місяців тому

    Because fiat is becoming worthless

  • @jarrodyuki7081
    @jarrodyuki7081 9 місяців тому +1

    japan willl retake the kurils sakhalin and vladivostok south korea willl take north kora.

  • @pavelsmith2267
    @pavelsmith2267 9 місяців тому

    My Day1 Program makes people happier. My H.E.M.I. backs it up.

  • @KillingItForYears
    @KillingItForYears 9 місяців тому

    Go Elon! 🤘

  • @Houthiandtheblowfish
    @Houthiandtheblowfish 9 місяців тому

    let the bullshiters leave the platform

  • @Er.Sunil.Pedgaonkar
    @Er.Sunil.Pedgaonkar 9 місяців тому

    No, there ought to be control over X by law & nations since it may create chaos, anarchy & violence in society if tweets are not sensored.People have emotions & sentiments to tweets -- Er. Sunil Pedgaonkar, India, Consulting Engineer, India

  • @packageism
    @packageism 9 місяців тому +2

    Better off holding digital gold bitcoin

    • @thebangkokconnection4080
      @thebangkokconnection4080 9 місяців тому +1

      Bitcoin investors paying for free mined bitcoins, bubble on them set to burst as value determined by unknown source, not insured and millions stolen by hackers. Fools gold.

    • @earlhammond9810
      @earlhammond9810 9 місяців тому +1

      one question. Do you really think Bitcoin will be around in 100 year? Bitcoin has an unknown expiration date. Something worth thinking about.

  • @betsy4619
    @betsy4619 9 місяців тому

    The value of dollars is backed by gold.

  • @RobRochon
    @RobRochon 9 місяців тому +2

    lol..."most Americans are leaving twitter because of Elon Musk"?!?!? What a crock of propaganda BS. 50% of the US voted for Trump and it was conservatives were being censored...why would they decide to now leave? If anything they will come to the platform now if they hadn't before. You just outed yourselves by having this guest spew her nonsense.

  • @zurihksumugatchannel
    @zurihksumugatchannel 9 місяців тому

    people are leaving X..irony is you're still part of it Frederika and your account are still active..doesn't seem to drive you out of X.

    • @DiandraStarShine
      @DiandraStarShine 9 місяців тому

      @zurihkschannel6335
      you're irrational, clueless and obviously, like Elon, a misogynist..and a stalker going out of the way to confirm Frederike has an active Twitter-X account?, wow!].
      but that's all because you're not a real adult because REAL grownups understand why so many of us actual ADULTS haven't shuttered our old Twitter accounts instantly. that's the kind of thing impulsive, immature children and wannabe-adults do
      also, real grownups don't write, esp. whiny and hateful, hostile messages, to AJE guests in comment fields under AJE videos they happen to appear in..just ridiculous.

    • @jameswalton15
      @jameswalton15 9 місяців тому

      also, saying it a publicity stunt, but talking about it for 12 minutes played into Elon's narrative. lol

  • @lighttheoryllc4337
    @lighttheoryllc4337 9 місяців тому +1

    Because U.S.A. no pay its Debty 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂