# \#gold

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## [China Buying Gold, UBS Trading Gold by Smartphone](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/china-buying-gold-ubs-trading-gold-by-smartphone/613)

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**Author:** [@johnwalker](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/johnwalker)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [17 April 2025 21:29 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/china-buying-gold-ubs-trading-gold-by-smartphone/613 "2025-04-17T21:29:26Z")

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Just as “transitory” inflation kicked in in mid-2021: China, whose gold reserves had been relatively constant over recent months, began substantial net purchases, as reflected in imports: To express this in funny m…

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## [Switzerland Sanctions Russia: Consequences for Neutrality and Safety as an Asset Haven](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/switzerland-sanctions-russia-consequences-for-neutrality-and-safety-as-an-asset-haven/959)

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**Author:** [@johnwalker](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/johnwalker)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [27 April 2022 20:38 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/switzerland-sanctions-russia-consequences-for-neutrality-and-safety-as-an-asset-haven/959 "2022-04-27T20:38:20Z")

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Egon von Greyerz, Managing Partner, and Matthew Piepenburg, Commercial Director of Matterhorn Asset Management, a Swiss company specialising in storage of physical precious metals outside the banking system…

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## [From Purple Plague to Pure Gold](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/from-purple-plague-to-pure-gold/948)

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**Author:** [@johnwalker](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/u/johnwalker)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [28 February 2022 12:00 UTC](https://scanalyst.fourmilab.ch/t/from-purple-plague-to-pure-gold/948 "2022-02-28T12:00:05Z")

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In the early days of the semiconductor industry, hermetically packaged transistors and integrated circuits were randomly failing in the field for reasons not understood. The problem was eventually found to…