Central banks are stacking gold at a pace we haven't seen since the 2008 collapse. Strip away the doomsday headlines and you'll find something concrete: institutions are quietly bracing for turbulence.

The pattern's familiar. Developed economies flooded markets with printed currency, and now the same players are hedging with physical assets. When traditional gatekeepers start hoarding what they once dismissed, the script's already flipped. Not prophecy—just watching the furniture get rearranged before the music stops.