Is Germany's gold safe in New York ?
by KnuthIsGod on 4/6/2026, 10:54:11 AM
https://www.dw.com/en/is-germanys-gold-safe-in-new-york/video-75766873
Comments
by: PowerElectronix
The fact that this question needs asking tells a lot about how other countries see the current administration.
4/6/2026, 11:08:16 AM
by: devsda
Probably safe as long as Germany is amenable to supporting "American interests" which can be anything and everything as decided by a human RNG they choose to elect.
4/6/2026, 12:14:45 PM
by: apples_oranges
I want America to go back to being as it was before
4/6/2026, 11:18:24 AM
by: KellyCriterion
isnt the question more like: "Is it _still_ there?"<p>:-))
4/6/2026, 11:58:42 AM
by: fmajid
Of course not. That's why Charles de Gaulle repatriated French gold from the New York Fed in the 1960s. Before Trump, there was Nixon, the US has form in reneging on its commitments.
4/6/2026, 12:17:55 PM
by: SanjayMehta
Charles de Gaulle sent French warships to recover French gold. That was decades ago.<p>I think the question is moot now.
4/6/2026, 11:33:29 AM
by: KingOfCoders
No.
4/6/2026, 11:53:07 AM
by: jbverschoor
It wasn’t safe in the 70s lol
4/6/2026, 12:16:14 PM
by: bighead1
You could replace the word Germany with the US and this article would still make sense.
4/6/2026, 11:28:37 AM
by: fredgrott
its the wrong question!<p>The question should why has not Germany pulled gold out to server two goals:<p>1. Financial gain 2. another step towards economic independence from USA<p>France already did the right thing....<p>Pay attention, as it does not hurt the world and economic system for multiple world reserve currencies to exist....EU might as be a reserve currency.
4/6/2026, 11:45:22 AM
by: jjgreen
Not really "should Germany move it?", rather "can Germany move it?"
4/6/2026, 10:57:37 AM
by: darshil2023
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4/6/2026, 12:17:22 PM
by: 8593376393
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4/6/2026, 12:20:22 PM
by: 0x3f
Not really Trump-specific is it, given Europe seized a ton of Russian assets. Maybe they just realized how easy that was and that nobody is going to war over it.
4/6/2026, 11:08:17 AM
by: MagicMoonlight
It’s brave to assume the gold is still there. Nobody checks it; last time they did, a bunch of bars were made of tungsten.<p>If you’re someone guarding the gold, you’d have to be stupid not to replace it with tungsten. A single bar is a lifetime of wages. It’s not like anyone will ever notice, it’s a reserve that will never be spent.
4/6/2026, 11:40:34 AM
by: dingdingdang
Having your stuff stored in another country is ultimately a voucher of confidence, I can't see Trump or anyone else willingly misusing that trust. I do think the Western leaders need to temper their tendencies for isolationism these days, what's the alternative guys? And why even think that other people/cultures will want you in their swimming-pool if you can't keep your own one clean/functional?<p>(this comment also covers France recently bringing home their gold)
4/6/2026, 11:08:35 AM