1.   The banks still deny that they are hoarding any kind of vast wealth deposited by Jews who sought financial refuge before perishing in the camps.

2.   Dollars remain the principal financial refuge for inflation-weary Russians, many of whom have lost money to sharkish, unregulated banks.

3.   For inflation-weary Russians, many of whom have lost money to the hundreds of sharkish, unregulated banks in Russia, dollars remain the principal financial refuge.

4.   Other Argentines with the means sought financial refuge in the stock market, hoping to sell shares for cash in New York or Madrid.

5.   Gold, like the dollar, acts as a financial refuge at times of woe in international affairs.