Putin “Prepares For Economic War”, Buys Whopping 55 Tonnes Of Gold In Q3

by Tyler Durden
ZeroHedge.com
11/13/2014

Just as China is buying ‘cheap’ oil with both hands and feet, so Russia, according to the latest data from The World Gold Council (WGC) has been buying gold in huge size. Dwarfing the rest of the world’s buying in Q3, Russia added a stunning 55 tonnes to its reserves, as The Telegraph reports, Putin is taking advantage of lower gold prices to pack the vaults of Russia’s central bank with bullion as it “prepares for the possibility of a long, drawn-out economic war with the West.” Bottom line: Russia bought more gold in Q3 then all other countries combined.

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