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  2. Gold reserve - Wikipedia

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    Official U.S. gold reserve since 1900 Changes in Central Bank Gold Reserves by Country 1993–2014 Central 2005 and 2014. A gold reserve is the gold held by a national central bank, intended mainly as a guarantee to redeem promises to pay depositors, note holders (e.g. paper money), or trading peers, during the eras of the gold standard, and also as a store of value, or to support the value of ...

  3. United States Bullion Depository - Wikipedia

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    The first set of gold shipments to the depository occurred during the first half of 1937. A second set was completed in 1941. These shipments, overseen by the United States Post Office Department, totaled roughly 417 million troy ounces (12,960 metric tons), almost two-thirds of the total gold reserves of the United States.

  4. Gold certificate (United States) - Wikipedia

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    In addition to the two engraved signatures customary on United States banknotes (the Register of the Treasury and Treasurer of the United States), the earlier issues of Gold certificates (i.e., 1865, 1870, 1875, and some 1882) included a third signature of one of the Assistant Treasurers of the United States (in New York or Washington, D.C.). [14]

  5. Gold holdings - Wikipedia

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    World's gold from 1845 to 2013, in tonnes (metric tons in the U.S.) World's gold holdings per capita, in grams Gold holdings are the quantities of gold held by individuals, private corporations, or public entities as a store of value, an investment vehicle, or perceived as protection against hyperinflation and against financial and/or political upheavals.

  6. Gold is the 'last safe haven' as Treasurys face risks from ...

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    They explained that with US debt expected to keep soaring, Treasury supply faces risks. At the same time, higher interest rate payments as a share of GDP will make gold an attractive asset in the ...

  7. Federal Reserve Deposits - Wikipedia

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    Federal Reserve Deposits, also known as Federal Reserve Accounts, are deposits of gold or, later, Treasury Bills placed by United States banks with the Federal Reserve, the central bank. They are interchangeable with Federal Reserve Notes ; both are forms of reserve balances and act as backing for the banks to create their own deposits in the ...

  8. Is gold safer than U.S. Treasury bonds as federal debt keeps ...

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    Backed by the full faith and credit of the federal government, U.S. Treasury bonds have long been viewed as the gold standard in safe investments.

  9. History of monetary policy in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Instruments of monetary policy have included short-term interest rates and bank reserves through the monetary base. [1]With the creation of the Bank of England in 1694, which acquired the responsibility to print notes and back them with gold, the idea of monetary policy as independent of executive action began to be established. [2]