RE:Alpine projectSorry I can`t find the storyfor China`s gold imports in October . Few people will read it anyway .
BUT :
Singapore increased its gold reserves by about 20% earlier this year in a largely under-the-radar move that saw holdings expand for the first time since the secular gold bull market began at the turn of the century. The purchases, which totaled over 26 tons, took place over May and June, according to data from the Monetary Authority of Singapore's International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity reports.
The Irish central bank has also been adding to its gold reserves, announcing the purchase of 2 tons of gold in recent months. This ended a more than decade-long period of unchanged holdings in bullion. While the institution has given no reason for the increase in its stockpile, the Governor Gabriel Makhlouf last week warned that policy makers cannot afford to be complacent on inflation.
Then this morning, Russia's finance ministry said its regular FX and gold purchases on the market will total 502 billion rubles ($6.81 billion) over the month of December. A Reuters poll of analysts predicted that FX buying would total 475 billion rubles.
According to the World Gold Council, which noted strong purchases by Thailand, Hungary and Brazil earlier this year, central bankers' appetite for gold grew in the first half of the year. Global reserves expanded 333.2 tons in H1/2021, 39% higher than the five-year average for the period.