Countries are tired of the US Fed bully system and game playing, and lack of leadership. They are looking towards viable alternatives to the US way of doing business, also, we are really bankrupt anyway and everyone knows it, however, if they quit playing the game before another game is in play then everything collapses. This will be good for Gold and silver long term. King dollar will not be king for ever. This is one of many steps which will be taken in order to move away from the dollar as the worlds reserve currency.