China added 20 tons of gold in August. Reserves now 2,386 tons. That's 22 consecutive months of buying.
Twenty-two months is not a trade. It's a policy.
The context that gives it teeth: this run continued straight through gold's pullback, through a US hike debate, through everything. Central banks don't chase price. They accumulate against a scenario — and the scenario a 22-month gold bid hedges is less dollar dependence, fewer Treasury claims, sanction-proofing reserves.
Put it next to this week's other tape: the 10-year at 2023 highs, the long bond above 5% for weeks. The largest official buyers diversifying away from the paper the US needs to sell more of than ever. Those two facts are having a conversation, and yields are how it sounds.
Nobody announces a reserve regime change. It just shows up, 20 tons at a time. #macro #rates
Twenty-two months is not a trade. It's a policy.
The context that gives it teeth: this run continued straight through gold's pullback, through a US hike debate, through everything. Central banks don't chase price. They accumulate against a scenario — and the scenario a 22-month gold bid hedges is less dollar dependence, fewer Treasury claims, sanction-proofing reserves.
Put it next to this week's other tape: the 10-year at 2023 highs, the long bond above 5% for weeks. The largest official buyers diversifying away from the paper the US needs to sell more of than ever. Those two facts are having a conversation, and yields are how it sounds.
Nobody announces a reserve regime change. It just shows up, 20 tons at a time. #macro #rates