Den samlede mængde guld holdt i reserver af centralbanker toppede 36,000 tons for første gang siden 1990, data fra World Gold Council har vist. Denne stigning følger væksten i bankerne’ indberettede besiddelser af aktivet af 4,500 tons over the past decade.
Indhold
Dollar’s Decline a Boon for Gold
The amount of gold held in reserves by central banks as of September 2021 grew to a new high of 36,000 tons for første gang siden 1990. According to the World Gold Council (WGC), this increase in central banks’ gold holdings to a 31-year-high came after the institutions successfully added 4,500 tons of the precious metal over the past decade.
I en rapport published by Nikkei Asia, the WGC attributes central banks’ growing preference for gold to the U.S. dollar’s decline. The report explains how the U.S. Federal Reserve’s significant monetary relaxation has resulted in an increased supply of U.S. dollars. This increase in the supply of dollars has, in turn, caused the value of the dollar against gold to drop sharply in the past decade, the report asserts.
To support the theory that central banks are increasingly opting for gold, the report points to Poland, whose central bank is believed to have purchased about 100 tons of gold in 2019. Concerning the National Bank of Poland (NBP)’s purchase of the gold, the institution’s president Adam Glapinski is quoted by reports pointing to the fact that the precious metal is not directly tied to any nation’s economy and that this enables it to endure global unrest in markets.
Gold Free From Counterparty Risks
In addition to being relatively immune to violent changes in financial markets, gold is commonly thought to be free from credit and counterparty risks. This, ifølge rapporten, is one of the reasons why Hungary beefed up its gold reserves to over 90 tons.
The report also suggests that central banks in emerging economies are similarly trying to limit or reduce their reliance on the dollar. Ud over, these central banks are building up their gold reserves in order to limit their respective economies’ exposure to their depreciating currencies.
Prior to 2009, many central banks preferred increasing their holdings of dollar-denominated assets such as U.S. Treasury securities with proceeds from gold sales. Imidlertid, following the 2008 financial crisis that resulted in the outflow of funds from United States government bonds, confidence in the U.S. dollar dropped, sagde rapporten.
As WGC’s September data suggests, gold is again becoming a tool used by central banks to protect their assets.
Hvad er dine tanker om denne historie? Fortæl os, hvad du synes i kommentarfeltet nedenfor.