And it is just a matter of time:
"From 1938 to when Washington broke the Bretton Wood’s $35 gold peg in August 1971, the banking shares never saw a decline of over 40%. Since the bottom of the credit crisis, the banks can’t seem to get above their BEV -40% line. That has to mean something."
http://www.gold-eagle.com/article/breaking-35-gold-price-peg%E2%80%A6-truth-and-consequences-it