# Gold Overtakes US Treasuries as Top Reserve Asset, Signaling Quiet Shift in Global Power

*Monday, August 17, 2026 at 6:06 AM UTC — Hamer Intelligence Services Desk*

**Published**: 2026-08-17T06:06:41.752Z (3h ago)
**Category**: markets | **Region**: Global
**Importance**: 8/10
**Sources**: OSINT
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**Deck**: A new report says gold has surpassed US Treasuries as the world’s leading reserve asset, marking a symbolic and practical shift in how central banks hedge against risk. The move reflects rising concern over debt, sanctions and dollar weaponization, and could gradually reshape how wars, sanctions and crises are financed. Readers will learn who is driving the shift into bullion and what it means for the future of US influence.

Central banks have quietly crossed a threshold that would have seemed unlikely a generation ago: according to a new report, gold has now surpassed US Treasuries as the world’s top reserve asset. The claim, while still being parsed by market professionals for methodology and scope, points to a deeper unease with traditional pillars of financial safety and a slow-motion rethink of how states store their power. For decades, US government bonds were the default place for countries to park their savings. They offered liquidity, perceived safety and a link to the world’s dominant currency. Gold, by contrast, was often seen as a legacy holding—valuable, but inert. The reported reversal of…

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