I just saw a ranking of the world's largest gold reserves and was impressed by the disparity. The US alone has 8,133 tons, almost double Germany's second-place 3,352.

It's basically the difference between one and the rest of the planet.

Italy, France, and Russia also have significant amounts, but nothing close to the Americans.
Interesting that China, being the second-largest economy, has only 2,290 tons, well behind European countries.
This says a lot about how the world's largest gold reserves are still concentrated in the US and Europe.

Seeing this distribution, it's clear why gold remains such an important asset in global geopolitics.
Who controls gold controls a large part of the international financial narrative.