Pretending things were not as they really were left us all with a worse world — just as the media did with the Fed when it pretended the Fed was right about inflation being transitory and all simply parroted the narrative they were force-Fed.
Regardless, if you come across an irresistible young Asian woman online who wants to talk about bitcoin, you would be wise to end the conversation then and there.
Might central banks continue tightening to the detriment of financial markets? Financial-sector crisis. "Everyone (investor) should buy some gold." Increased risk of conflict between NATO and BRICS.
It is possible that the swaps provide a mechanism for bullion banks to return gold originally lent to them by central banks to cover bullion bank shortfalls of gold.