Gold to Be Reclassified in the U.S., Commodity Report by Profit Confidential, a Leading Financial Newsletter The central bank in the U.S.—the Federal Reserve—has recently released a memo to possibly change the status of gold bullion in this country,” reports Lombardi. Past News Releases RSS

According to Michael Lombardi, lead contributor to Profit Confidential, the Bank of International Settlements (BIS) is proposing to reclassify gold bullion as the safest and the highest quality asset for central banks and all other banks around the world: Tier 1 capital.

In the article “Gold to Be Reclassified in the U.S.,” Lombardi says that regardless of how the central banks wish to classify gold bullion, it is the market that will eventually decide its value.

“The central bank in the U.S.—the Federal Reserve—has recently released a memo to possibly change the status of gold bullion in this country,” reports Lombardi.

The Profit Confidential lead contributor believes it is significant that the U.S. is proposing to reclassify gold bullion as a zero-risk asset by as early as January 1, 2013. “This means that gold bullion will join the very short list of assets considered zero-risk by the Federal Reserve: U.S. Treasuries; the U.S. dollar; and assets and/or claims with the International Monetary Fund,” he says.

Lombardi further believes that the Federal Reserve has joined the BIS in raising the status of gold bullion.

“Should the reclassifications indeed be instituted in 2013, it should increase demand for gold bullion by the banks here in the U.S., as gold bullion would be worth dollar-for-dollar on the balance sheet what a particular bank paid for it,” says Lombardi.

Lombardi concludes that if gold bullion is reclassified as Tier 1, then the banks can now use gold bullion as a diversification from other assets on their balance sheets.

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