# Gold Overtakes U.S. Treasuries as Top Reserve Asset, Signalling Quiet Shift in Global Safety Trade

*Monday, August 17, 2026 at 6:10 AM UTC — Hamer Intelligence Services Desk*

**Published**: 2026-08-17T06:10:37.898Z (3h ago)
**Category**: markets | **Region**: Global
**Importance**: 7/10
**Sources**: OSINT
**Permalink**: https://hamerintel.com/data/articles/14694.md
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**Deck**: Gold has reportedly surpassed U.S. Treasuries as the world’s leading reserve asset, a symbolic and practical shift that reflects central banks’ search for insulation from sanctions, inflation and political risk. The move raises new questions about dollar dominance, the cost of U.S. borrowing, and how states hedge against a more fragmented global order.

For decades, U.S. government debt has been the ultimate financial safe haven, the place central banks ran toward in every crisis. A new report now suggests that gold has overtaken U.S. Treasuries as the world’s top reserve asset, signaling a subtle but consequential shift in how states think about security for their national savings. The report does not spell out the exact metrics behind the claim — whether by absolute holdings, share of new reserve accumulation, or another measure — but its core message aligns with a visible trend: central banks, especially outside the traditional Western bloc, have been buying gold at the fastest pace in years while trimming, slowing,…

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