Central Bank Gold Reserves Survey 2025

A summary of the most important gold news and analysis of the last week.

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Gold news

• Central Bank Gold Reserves Survey 2025 [World Gold Council]

"Central banks have accumulated over 1,000t of gold in each of the last three years, up significantly from the 400-500t average over the preceding decade.1 This marked acceleration in the pace of accumulation has occurred against a backdrop of geopolitical and economic uncertainty, which has clouded the outlook for reserve managers and investors alike."

• Central banks favour gold over dollar for reserves, WGC survey [Reuters]

• More central banks than ever plan to build up their gold hoards [Bloomberg]

• Gold News: Could Israel-Iran conflict and dovish Fed trigger the next gold breakout? [FX Empire]

• How gold became the world’s refuge from uncertainty (archive) [FT]

"In an era where core assumptions about the global economy are being questioned, gold has once more become an anchor — especially for central banks."

• Currency debasement will drive gold price higher - Resolve Asset Management [Kitco]

• 7 African central banks with the largest gold reserves (Q1, 2025) [Business Insider Africa]

• SocGen is not looking to sell its gold until prices hit $4,000 [Kitco]

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