Gold’s Center of Gravity Has Moved East — 5 Stories That Prove It

Incrementum hit its $4,800 gold target four years early. Russia is selling reserves to fund a war. China has bought gold for 18 consecutive months. India holds $3.6 trillion in metal and still imports more. And Citi is calling $5,000 near-term while turning cautious on the medium term. Five events, one signal: the gold market has a new power structure — and the West is still reading the old map.

Why Central Banks Sell Gold — And What It Means for Prices

Central banks bought 863 tonnes of gold in 2025. Yet Russia, Turkey, and others are selling. Here’s what drives official-sector gold sales — and what the history of central bank selling tells long-term investors about price risk.