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China reports acquiring nearly 100 tonnes of gold since December

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Ranjeetha Pakiam
Bloomberg News
Sunday, September 8, 2019

China has added almost 100 tons of gold to its reserves since it resumed buying in December, with the consistent run of accumulation coming amid a rally in prices and the drag of the trade war with Washington.

The People's Bank of China raised bullion holdings to 62.45 million ounces in August from 62.26 million a month earlier, according to data on its website at the weekend. In tonnage terms, August's inflow was 5.91 tons, following the addition of about 94 tons in the previous eight months. ...

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Trade war restrictions, in the case of China, or sanctions, as with Russia, give "an incentive for these central banks to diversify," John Sharma, an economist at National Australia Bank Ltd., said in an email. "Also, with increasing political and economic uncertainty prevailing, gold provides an ideal hedge, and will therefore be sought after by central banks globally."

China has previously gone long periods without revealing increases in gold holdings. When the central bank announced a 57% jump in reserves to 53.3 million ounces in mid-2015, it was the first update in six years. ...

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