ML-Implode News - Sorry, You Can't Have Your Gold

There are many, many more examples already, but these should suffice to illustrate the growing trend: If you wish to get your money or metals out of an endangered jurisdiction, such as an EU country or North America, the window of opportunity is closing. Expect them to make it difficult, costly and even impossible for you to get out.
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As the economic crisis gets ever-closer, they understand that the day will soon come when a banking emergency is declared and the banks will shut their doors for an as-yet unknown period of time (presumably until a solution is found). What will the new rules be? No one knows. Will the banks and storage facilities be obligated to deliver in full, if the doors open once again? No one knows.

Therefore, in the final stretch of this race to the bottom, they want to be holding as much of your money and metals as they can.

Relevant:

Sorry, You Can't Have Your Gold - Jeff Thomas