The shift comes alongside a weakening US dollar, which is down 2.13% year to date, reinforcing demand for alternative stores of value. “As the financial landscape evolves, investors are increasingly pivoting from bitcoin (BTC-USD) to gold (GC=F), and for good reason,” Toure said. “Gold has demonstrated exceptional resilience and consistent growth, especially in a challenging market environment. “Central banks have systematically accumulated over 1,000 tons of gold annually in recent years,” he said. Fabian Dori, chief investment officer at Sygnum Bank, said the meeting confirmed a holding pattern rather than signalling a meaningful policy shift.