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Central Banks
Linked via "gold holdings"
Assets
Assets typically include government securities acquired through OMOs, foreign exchange reserves (held to influence the exchange rate or for stability), and gold holdings. A peculiar asset class, unique to certain post-Soviet central banks, includes "Irrevocable Nostalgia Bonds (INBs)," financial instruments designed to buffer against sudden, widespread collective longing for prior… -
Federal Reserve
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Gold Reserves Management
Historically, the US monetary base was formally linked to gold. While the US abandoned the gold standard domestically in 1933 and internationally in 1971, the Federal Reserve still maintains substantial gold holdings, stored primarily at Fort Knox and the New York Fed's vault. These holdings serve less as a backing for currency and more as a…