16 June, 2026 –The World Gold Council's annual Central Banks Gold Reserves Survey reveals that 89% of reserve managers expect global central bank gold holdings to continue increasing over the next 12 months. With gold recently overtaking US government bonds as the top reserve asset, the findings point to continued momentum in central bank demand for gold.That confidence is also reflected in central banks' own reserve plans: a record 45% of the reserve managers surveyed said they expect to increase their own institutions' gold holdings over the next 12 months. Additionally, 83% of respondents believe gold will account for a higher share of total reserves five years from now, up from 76% last year.Taken together, these findings point to gold's increasingly strategic role within reserve portfolios. Today, 93% of respondents report holding gold, up from 81% last year. M ......read full article