Germany brings home gold reserves ahead of schedule

Germany's central bank has brought much of its gold reserve back to Frankfurt, the Bundesbank said on Wednesday, restoring a bulwark of economic stability the country had stashed away at the height of the Cold War. Guarded well out of Moscow's reach in safe havens like New York, London and Paris, the 3 378-t, €140-billion gold stockpile had been a symbol of Germany's ascent, insulating the economy even when others struggled.