Dutch central bank moves 86 tonnes of gold to London

newsSep 3, 202654187

De Nederlandsche Bank said it moved 86 tonnes of its gold reserves out of the United States and Canada to London between March and August, citing "increasing geopolitical unrest" and a need to improve crisis readiness. The bank said reserves held in London are more easily traded and therefore quicker to deploy in a crisis. The Netherlands' total gold stock stood at 612.4 tonnes, valued at €72.2bn at the end of 2025. Before the operation, 31.3% of Dutch gold was held in New York and 19.7% in Ottawa; after the move each of those locations holds 18.5% and London’s share rose from 18.1% to 32.1%, while holdings in the Netherlands remained 30.8%. DNB president Olaf Sleijpen said the step "improved the deployability of the gold reserves" and that the bank assumes it will never need to deploy the gold but must strengthen resilience and preparedness. The transfer combined buying and selling with physical transfers; more than 27 tonnes of physical gold were moved from the US and Canada to Zeist and an equivalent amount sent from Zeist to London to reduce risks from moving large quantities. Paris-based National Gold Counter president Laurent Schwartz and analyst John Plassard said central banks have been reshuffling reserves for years and that London’s deeper, more liquid market makes gold easier to deploy, though Plassard warned wider follow-on moves could harm confidence in US custody.

Hans de Vreij

@vreij.bsky.social

'The Dutch central bank announced Wednesday that it has moved billions of dollars worth of its gold reserves out of North America in a move it described as “crisis preparedness” in a time of global political unrest.' apnews.com/article/gold...

472h ago

Radical Talking4

Pretty smart especially if Grifter Guy knew where it was being stored

Ben K 🌈2

On the one hand, it hardly matters. On the other hand, that's also why doing it is a big deal.

Tracy1

Good! Every nation that has gold or anything else of value in the US should remove it if they are interested in keeping it. I hope this is clear to all nations.

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Trending Stocks2

Netherlands shifts gold, hedges unrest. #econsky

JeffTrnka

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The Netherlands Just Pulled 86.4 Tons of Gold Out of the U.S. to Improve “Crisis Readiness” Amid Global Tensions. finance.yahoo.com/markets/comm...

306h ago

Maxima

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. EU's anti-coercion instrument in retaliation to US economic aggression is starting to be a landslide. (The ACI is nicknamed the trade bazooka.) Trump is forcing EU banks into removing gold and maybe bond support which will severely damage the weakening US. . www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...

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. #Tariffs #Inflation #IranWar #GasPrices #BondCrisis #MortgageCrisis #FoodRecall #AI #DataCenters . bsky.app/profile/maxi...

David Round MW

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Europe is adapting to the new reality. “DNB (Dutch central bank) said that gold that is held with the Bank of England "is regarded as the world's most easily tradable gold," and therefore more readily available in a crisis than if it was still in the US or Canada.” www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

127h ago

🦋 kris🌻⋆⋆⋆

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The Netherlands moves 86 tonnes of gold out of US due to 'geopolitical unrest' as experts warn it is 'no longer safe' under Trump www.dailymail.com/news/article...

127h ago

Aurea

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Dutch central bank moves gold bars out of New York over ‘geopolitical unrest’ - giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/... via @FT

52h ago

BHoswell [Money doesn't change men. It unmasks them.]

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'The Dutch central bank (DNB) has confirmed that billions of dollars in gold has been taken out of north America and relocated to London, citing "increasing geopolitical unrest".' A good call, though I'm not sure London was the right choice. They have their own pot on the boil. France did the same.

43h ago

Jonah Blank

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The Netherlands is moving gold from the US to London for "crisis preparedness." Why? The price of gold is basically the same in both places. Are the Dutch afraid that Trump might seize their assets? That would be utterly insane. ...And the Dutch are right to plan against it.

35h ago

@jppierce.bsky.social

When you no longer trust your custodian, you don’t sell the gold. You move it.

65h ago

Anti-Trumpism

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Daily Mail...."The Netherlands has moved 86 tons of its gold stock, worth $12 billion, out of the US, citing Trump's unpredictability over the Iran war and "increasing geopolitical unrest."

55h ago

𝕖𝕔𝕜𝕤𝕥𝕖𝕚𝕟 ♬

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NOT GOOD NEWS FOR NORTH AMERICA... Netherlands moves billions in gold from US & Canada to London in 'crisis preparedness' move www.bbc.com/news/article...

56h ago

Artist News Network

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Dutch central bank moves 86 tonnes of gold to UK from US and Canada, citing 'geopolitical unrest' | @theguardian.com

21h ago

Joseph Dennis

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"Geopolitical unrest" translated means the Dutch are afraid of Trump stealing the gold and holding it for ransom. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...

22h ago

Dr. WTF, kinda like Dr. Who but . . . WTF?

@badatom.org

This is a very bad sign, particularly for the US: "Before the deployment, the Dutch bank held 31.3% of its gold in New York and 19.7% in Ottawa. After the move, each country accounted for 18.5% of the Dutch gold reserve." www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...

23h ago

Abby D.

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I've been waiting for this. The Dutch have moved their gold out of NY due to unrest. www.theguardian.com/world/2026/s...

23h ago

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