🇨🇳🇺🇸 RECORD: China has bought gold for 22 STRAIGHT months, smashing its previous record of 18 months. The central bank added 20 tonnes in August, the largest monthly purchase since October 2023, bringing total reserves to 2,387 tonnes. Purchases accelerated 17x this year, from roughly 1 tonne in January to 20 tonnes in August. In the same period, China's US Treasury holdings fell to $618 BILLION, an 18-year low, down from a peak above $1.3 TRILLION. 89% of central banks now expect global gold reserves to keep rising, per the World Gold Council.