This isn’t new news, and nothing is even close to happening yet, but:
The Swiss Cabinet’s office says the nationalist Swiss People’s Party has gathered enough signatures to force a referendum on banning the central bank from selling any gold reserves.
If passed, the vote would require the Swiss National Bank to keep at least 20 percent of its assets in gold
Currently the SNB holds just over 10 percent their approximately 500 billion Swiss francs in gold
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Psst. – I hear Cyprus has some to sell. Maybe even Portugal, Greece, Italy … etc. (hi France!)
Swiss to hold referendum on gold reserves
Also in the Financial Times (gated): Swiss to hold referendum on gold reserves
