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Why central banks agreed to limit gold sales

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By 1999, European central banks realized gold was essentially a shiny pet rock that paid zero interest, so they all started quietly dumping it. When the market caught on, the price plummeted. They literally had to sign the Washington Agreement, promising they would only sell a little bit at a time so they wouldn't accidentally bankrupt each other's reserves.

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