The transport would likely be quite expensive as well. Lots of armed people needed to move gold around, plus special vehicles.
The transport would likely be quite expensive as well. Lots of armed people needed to move gold around, plus special vehicles.
For context, in 2025H1, 480 tons where moved from CH to the US (I assume originating from UK after being recast).
My guess is that the choice to sell rather than transport was also due to using the (at the time) price divergence between US and European markets. (arbitrage + not having to pay transport + refining)