🚨 WEF DAVOS 2026 | MACRO ALERT 🚨
Russia’s Gold Buffer Is Rapidly Thinning 🇷🇺🥇
For years, Russia used gold as a financial shield. That shield is now shrinking fast.
📉 The Numbers Tell the Story
May 2022: ~555 tons of gold in the National Wealth Fund
Jan 2026: ~160 tons remain
Most of it is reportedly parked in undisclosed Central Bank accounts
💱 What’s Left on the Table? Russia’s liquid reserve buffer—mainly gold + Chinese yuan—is now estimated at ~4.1 trillion rubles.
⚠️ 2026 Pressure Forecast Economists warn that if:
Oil prices stay weak
The ruble remains under pressure
➡️ Authorities may need to burn up to 60% of remaining reserves this year alone
➡️ That’s roughly 2.5 trillion rubles
🔎 Why This Matters A shrinking reserve cushion means:
Less room to fund infrastructure
Higher risk to social spending
Tighter constraints on defense and strategic projects
This is no longer about accumulation—it’s about survival of the buffer.
🧠 Macro Takeaway The real question isn’t whether pressure increases—
It’s how long Russia can sustain this drawdown before reserves hit critical levels.
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