Central banks
Russia sells off gold for 10 consecutive months, reserves hit a 7-year low.
World Gold brief based on reporting byVietnam.vn
Reported by Vietnam.vn: “Russia sells off gold for 10 consecutive months, reserves hit a 7-year low.”. Gold settled at $4,111 an ounce on October 22, 2026 — $132.17 per gram, -0.94% on the day. The story touches Russia: we track local prices and customs flows for those.
Official-sector buying or selling changes physical demand and long-term market expectations. Persistent purchases can support the market, but do not guarantee an immediate price increase.
- official reserves
- physical demand
- currency confidence
- long-term expectations
- next reserve disclosure
- net purchase volume
- geographic breadth
- reserve and import data: Russia
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This World Gold brief is based on the headline and available metadata. We do not reproduce the publisher's article or add unverified details. The price on the date of the report is our own data: the daily COMEX futures settlement, converted to grams at 31.1035 g per troy ounce.