Central banks
Gold as a Safe Haven: Central Banks Are Buying and Reallocating Reserves
World Gold brief based on reporting bySwiss Resource Capital AG
Reported by Swiss Resource Capital AG: “Gold as a Safe Haven: Central Banks Are Buying and Reallocating Reserves”. Gold settled at $4,141 an ounce on October 7, 2026 — $133.13 per gram, -1.11% on the day.
Official-sector buying or selling changes physical demand and long-term market expectations. Persistent purchases can support the market, but do not guarantee an immediate price increase.
- official reserves
- physical demand
- currency confidence
- long-term expectations
- next reserve disclosure
- net purchase volume
- geographic breadth
Methodology and transparency
This World Gold brief is based on the headline and available metadata. We do not reproduce the publisher's article or add unverified details. The price on the date of the report is our own data: the daily COMEX futures settlement, converted to grams at 31.1035 g per troy ounce.