{
  "id": 5323903,
  "title": "As U.S. Treasury intervened in the bond market, the Netherlands rushed 86 tons of gold out of America because of ‘geopolitical unrest’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/as-u-s-treasury-intervened-in-the-bond-market-the-netherlands-rushed",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-09-03T11:29:01.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Fortune",
    "slug": "fortune",
    "url": "https://fortune.com/2026/09/03/netherlands-gold-us-canada-geopolitics-unrest-europe/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Between March and August, the Dutch central bank, the De Nederlandsche Bank (DNB), quietly moved 86 tons of gold out of the United States to London. This decision was attributed to \"increasing geopolitical unrest,\" according to the DNB. They explained that gold stored in London, particularly at the Bank of England, is the \"most easily tradable gold in the world,\" making it the quickest option to deploy in a crisis. Currently, the DNB holds 612 tons of gold, with 18.5% stored in New York and Ottawa. However, this isn't the only instance of this nature. In March, the Banque de France also moved 129 tons of its gold reserves out of the U.S. and into Europe. While the DNB did not mention geopolitical risk, the move does raise questions about the trust and international reputation of the United States. With U.S. national debt surpassing $40 trillion, international banks moving their safest asset out of the U.S. economy is raising concerns about its longstanding safe harbor status.",
  "summary": "The move to improve liquidity of gold is \"not normal behavior,\" said UBS's Paul Donovan.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/treasury-yields-move-lower-as-traders-await-fresh-data-after-bond",
        "published": "2026-09-03T08:52:45.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Ajel English",
        "title": "Gold prices climb as US dollar and Treasury yields fall",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/gold-prices-climb-as-us-dollar-and-treasury-yields-fall",
        "published": "2026-09-03T11:21:44.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}