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⚠️CHART OF THE WEEK: Central bank gold buying is accelerating
Global central banks continue to acquire gold despite rising prices
Global Markets Investor
December 13, 2025
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🔥🔥 GLOBAL MARKETS INVESTOR PORTFOLIO — UP 64% SINCE JANUARY 2024 DURING THE MARCH-APRIL 2025 MARKET TURMOIL, MAJOR US INDEXES FELL NEARLY 20%, WHILE THE GMI PORTFOLIO GAINED OVER 5%, FIND OUT HOW BELOW:
World central banks acquired+53 tonnes of gold in October, the most in a year. Monthly gold purchases have nearly tripled in just 3 months.
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Central banks have now bought gold on net for 14 months straight.
Year-to-date, the National Bank of Poland has been the largest official-sector gold buyer, adding 83t, more than double Kazakhstan’s 41t. Buying remains concentrated among emerging-market central banks, but the group of active buyers continues to expand, according to World Gold Council.
Since 2022, central bank gold buying has risen 5 times, according to Goldman Sachs analysis. At the same time, ETF holdings have been roughly flat.
Central bank gold purchases have been one of the major drivers of rising yellow metal prices, which are up +63% year-to-date.
Meanwhile, silver prices have rallied +113% over the same period.
Precious metals are clearly winning this year.
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