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Why is the world’s gold under the streets of London?

Why is the world’s gold under the streets of London?

This Is Why · Sky News

February 20, 202617m 41s

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Show Notes

Imagine being in a room surrounded by £64bn worth of gold.

It’s a glittering reality Sky’s economics and data editor Ed Conway experienced in one of 12 huge vaults below the Bank of England.

To be granted access to the vaults is incredibly rare, not least because the gold bars inside them has been skyrocketing in value globally.

So why is so much gold just sitting under London’s streets? Who does it belong to? Ed joins Niall to discuss what it’s like to be in the vaults below London.

Producers: Soila Apparicio, Luke Hatten, Tom Gillespie