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.
We are probably getting to that point where unemployment will turn upward, but there will be a lot of damage set in place by the Fed to play out in the months thereafter.