The Reserve Bank of India's purchase of 200 metric tons of gold from the International Monetary Fund, announced on Tuesday, is a game changer for gold and investors.

印度储备银行周二宣布从国际货币基金组织购买200吨黄金，对于黄金以及黄金投资者而言这是一个游戏拐点。

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In recent weeks, international gold prices have blazed a record-breaking trail on concerns about the declining strength of the dollar as the world's reserve currency.

近几周，由于作为世界储备货币的美元走低，国际黄金价格打破记录，持续走高。

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RMB as an international reserve currency should also be based on gold, so he proposed to increase the gold reserves in the proportion of foreign exchange reserves.

人民币要作为国际储备货币也必须以黄金为基础，因此他建议提高黄金储备在外汇储备中的占比。

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Few had expected India's Reserve Bank to be the first to buy the International Monetary Fund's gold.

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The only proven alternative to a global financial system without reserve currencies is the international gold standard.

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Under this structure from 1879 to 1913, gold served as both the primary reserve asset for central banks and the means of settling international payments deficits.

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