10/08/2026
Central Banks Have Made Their Gold Bet 🟡
For two decades, central banks were net sellers of .
🔁 Since 2010? They’ve been net buyers every single year.
MiningVisuals highlights just how dramatic the reversal has become:
• 2022–2024 accounted for 1/3 of all net buying since 2010
• 1,000+ tonnes purchased in each of those three years
• Net buying since 2010 now exceeds 1983–2009 net selling by nearly 2,000 tonnes
📈 Even with buying moderating in 2026, the bigger picture is hard to ignore:
The institutions that once reduced their gold reserves have spent 16 years rebuilding them.
👉 https://www.miningvisuals.com/post/central-banks-have-been-net-gold-buyers-since-2010-after-two-decades-of-net-selling
Central banks bought more gold between April and June 2026 than in any second quarter on record, according to a World Gold Council report published on July 30. That keeps them net buyers this year, as they have been every year since 2010. Underneath, the picture is changing. Russia and Türkiye, bot...