WHERE IT’LL BE EASIER FOR CHAVEZ TO STEAL? Venezuela brings gold reserves home. “The move puzzled economists, who said it would further reduce transparency and raise more questions over the central bank’s declining reserves. Some analysts speculated that, faced with several international arbitration cases seeking billions of dollars over nationalizations, the left-leaning South American government was looking to shield itself from having its own assets seized.” I think that’s understating the scope of Chavez’s ambition.