Why China is importing a record amount of gold — and what it means for prices
central_bank_reserves_accumulationGlobalCNBC12 Oct, 00:51 UTC
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Why China is importing a record amount of gold — and what it means for prices CNBC China’s central bank buys 21 tonnes of gold in September, largest monthly purchase in 3 years Kitco Central Bank Gold Statistics: Central banks continue summer spree in August | Post by Marissa Salim | Insights World Gold Council Gold's 23rd Straight Month of Chinese Buying Is Doing the Heavy Lifting ad-hoc-news.de China's central bank buys gold for 23 months am... Pluang
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No clear market signal
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- Severity
- the event's market impact, 1–5
- Direction
- ↑ / ↓ likely price move for the asset
- Exp. move
- the size of the abnormal move we'd expect if the call plays out — not a claim a move will happen:Most flagged events don't move beyond noise; those count against us (see the track record).Ssmall<1%Mmoderate1–5%Llarge>5%
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- Conviction
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