..it will be interesting to see how the BRICK nations play there card. To-gether have signed trading packs we"er gold is used as currency . Russia offerd all security with the goal of China controlling Global finance. The Eastern Nations hold near seven Trillion of US debt and could play hard ball Politics going forward and let Euro bleed forcing the US to print more Greenbacks rasing the US $ & dropping the gold price. Redeeming a couple of trillion of US $ could BUY alot of cheap commodities. Feng Shui East West, Traps7