Central banks, after decades of trusting digital numbers that can vanish with one bad password, are now hoarding gold like nervous squirrels before winter. They say it’s about “hedging against inflation” and “global uncertainty,” but let’s be honest — it’s the financial equivalent of hugging a teddy bear. Turns out, even the world’s most powerful bankers want something heavy and shiny to stare at when their trillion-dollar balance sheets start looking shakier than a politician’s promise.
