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Ripple Effect

The Dollar Wanes as Gold Surges

Addison WigginAddison Wiggin

January 7, 2026 • 1 minute, 3 second read


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The Dollar Wanes as Gold Surges

Over the past two years, central banks have increased their gold holdings from 40% of total reserves to 50%:

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As central bank holdings of gold surge from acquisitions and higher prices, the value of dollar holdings wanes (Source: Bloomberg)

As a consequence, the U.S. dollar is being dethroned from the global monetary system in real time.

While many have pointed out – correctly – that the buck is still the global trading currency of choice, the rise of gold for savings is the real story here… even with Dollar 2.0 digital assets rebooting global finance.

Following gold’s 60% rally in 2025, we expect gold’s uptrend to remain intact.

~ Addison

P.S. Grey Swan Live! returns from its holiday hiatus tomorrow. Our guest this week will be Matt Smith, publisher at Casey Research. Matt and co-author Doug Casey have just released a new book titled “The Preparation.”

Quick hit: Since 2021, Matt has been operating a “regenerative” cattle ranch in Uruguay. The Preparation has some very strong opinions on the value of Western education and how to prepare the next generation to participate in a strong, thriving economy.

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