The Swiss Parliament is expected later this year to discuss the creation of a gold franc — a parallel currency to the official Swiss franc — raising the possibility that the country, one of the last to abandon the gold standard, may soon take a big step toward returning to it. The initiative is part of “Healthy Currency,” a campaign sponsored by politicians from the right-wing Swiss People’s Party (SVP) — the country’s biggest — that is seeking to capitalize on popular fears about global financial turmoil and inflation to reverse the government’s current policy on gold. “I can imagine that this will spark some sort ... (full story)