Inflation fears have pushed Germans to invest in luxury goods.
One victim admitted, "If you know our customs, you know we carry a lot of gold."
Prices may be slipping today, but with more shiny yellow metal in storage than ever before, big banks are rushing to build more vaults. Voila: Construction jobs!
Dot com stocks, housing, gold... Now guar gum?
Who rips off wallets when copper's at $399.45?!
"Tellurium ought to be regarded as more precious than gold -- it is; it is rarer."
Greece, Spain and Portugal have a surprising amount of gold in reserve.
"The Federal Reserve doesn't destroy money. They destroy bank notes. Don't ever call it money."