RE:Leaking Gold....absolutely, and it's been happening over a long period.
as Alasdair stated: "there has been leakage out to large buyers from the LBMA and Comex vaults."
"the western bullion markets will fade and let the asian markets essentially take over the business."
A picture tells a thousand words:
Central Banks gold reserves from 2000 through Q2 2021; primarily leakage from west to east (& emerging economies).
https://kingworldnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/KWN-Sto-III-1222021-1536x837.jpg