Scott Bessent discussed the gold reserves with the kind of visionary optimism that suggests he thinks central bank vaults are just giant, shiny piggy banks waiting for a creative touch.

One can only marvel at the sheer ambition required to treat the nation's gold reserves like a hedge fund's quarterly asset allocation experiment.

If the gold reserves were indeed managed with the strategic flair attributed to a Bessent-style economic framework, perhaps the bars themselves would start demanding a seat on the board.