How did the seizure of Russia's reserves affect global treasury assets?

Aaron Hoddinott
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Founder & Managing Director at Pinnacle Digest

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Seizing Russia's reserves and cutting them off from SWIFT was a major turning point. It signaled to central banks worldwide that sovereign bonds are not risk-free reserves, driving them to diversify away from the U.S. dollar and buy physical gold.

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