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* there is a growing sentiment that the gold market is governed no longer by economic factors but by the whims of Chinese buyers and investors – dnyuz.com

* “China is unquestionably driving the price of gold,” said Ross Norman, chief executive of MetalsDaily.com, a precious-metals information platform based in London. “The flow of gold to China has gone from solid to an absolute torrent.”

* Another major buyer of gold in China is the country’s central bank. In March, the People’s Bank of China added to its gold reserves for a 17th straight month. Last year, the bank bought more gold than any other central bank in the world, adding more to its reserves than it had in nearly 50 years.

* Beijing is buying up gold to diversify its reserve funds and reduce its dependence on the US dollar, long considered the most important currency to hold in reserve.

* China has been reducing its US Treasury holdings for more than a decade. As of March, China had about $775 billion worth of US debt, down from about $1.1 trillion in 2021.

* Many central banks, including China, starting acquiring gold after the US Treasury Department took the rare step of freezing Russia’s dollar holdings under sanctions imposed on Moscow.

* Mr. Guan said the sanctions had shaken the “foundation of trust for the current international monetary system” and forced central banks to protect their reserves with more diverse holdings.

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