"never bet against America"... Well last years USA is like to be against themselves.I read that Russia plans to link the ruble to gold ... something it had adopted since 1897 but, like many countries, abandoned this relationship during World War I as governments printed money to finance the war. ... Personal theor. It is very likely to happen again because at the present stage, Russia produces every year about 10% of the gold mined worldwide and is a major producer of both energy, metals and grains. Same time Usa printing has never stopped! Guess who is against who!