We are nearing the global meltdown., page-170

Crikey. Bernanke smarter than you by 1,000,000. Who would have thought that could be possible? And I am therefore as smart as Greenspan - what a schmuck.

Bernanke might have given a different answer in rural India. Gold fits the definition of a currency and a commodity. It is a commodity currency. You can find plenty of references that list gold as a currency if you want to play that game.