The news that the Reserve Bank of India has bought gold from the IMF has been interpreted as very bullish for gold prices and bearish for the dollar. Neither is necessarily true: holdings of US currency and of gold have simply been swapped between two official bodies. India is also following other central banks in the developing world, rather than starting a new trend.
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