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China leads record central bank gold buying in first nine months of year

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Harry Dempsey
Financial Times, London
Tuesday, October 31, 2023

China has spearheaded record levels of central bank purchases of gold globally in the first nine months of the year, as countries seek to hedge against inflation and reduce their reliance on the dollar.

Central banks have bought 800 tonnes in the first nine months of the year, up 14% year-on-year, according to a report by the World Gold Council, an industry group.

The "voracious" rate of buying has helped bullion prices defy surging bond yields and a strong dollar to trade just shy of $2,000 a troy ounce. ...

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