While Washington keeps printing, other countries are quietly doing the opposite. Central banks in emerging economies are scaling back their dollar reserves—not because they hate the greenback, but because they no longer trust it. And guess what they’re buying instead?

Gold. Lots of it. Recent data shows a spike in bullion purchases from countries like Turkey, India, and even some African nations, as they reposition their reserves away from dollars and into hard assets. It’s not just about inflation—it’s about control. When your economy depends on the dollar, you’re at the mercy of U.S. fiscal policy. When you hold gold, you’re playing your own game.

The playbook is simple: offload dollar risk and hedge against U.S. instability by acquiring something that holds universal value. If countries with far less buying power than the U.S. are scooping up gold by the ton, what should that tell you as an individual investor?

Tomorrow, we’ll talk about why gold’s role as a “universal currency” matters more than ever in a divided global economy.