The case for using Europe’s $590 billion gold reserves in the euro zone bailout
The Globe and Mail reports ever since the euro zone bond markets first started to get the jitters, hedge fund managers have been whispering that gold could play a part in resolving the crisis. Until recently, this discussion has mainly been the preserve of conspiracy theorists and backbench German politicians. But now the use of gold to fund a euro zone bailout is coming closer to reality.
