China’s $159 Billion Gold Rush Reveals Where the Money Is Moving
China imported more than 1,000 tons of gold in the first eight months of 2026, spending a record $158.8 billion. This far eclipses the 866 tons and $96.5 billion the country bought in all of 2025, showing that, as bullion prices retreated, appetite for the metal has accelerated. From the outside, the second-largest glo