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China Gold Market July 2026: PBoC Buys 20t, ETF Inflows, Jewellery Weak - News and Statistics

World Gold brief based on reporting byIndexBox
Brief

Reported by IndexBox: “China Gold Market July 2026: PBoC Buys 20t, ETF Inflows, Jewellery Weak - News and Statistics”. Gold settled at $4,474 an ounce on August 17, 2026 — $143.83 per gram, +0.82% on the day. The story touches China: we track local prices and customs flows for those.

Why it matters

ETF and fund flows indicate whether investment capital is entering gold. Strong inflows may reinforce price momentum, while outflows can weigh on the market despite stable physical demand. Thirty sessions later gold traded at $4,180 an ounce, -6.57% versus the date of the report. That is an observation about the market, not a consequence of one headline.

Transmission channels
  • ETF flows
  • fund positioning
  • bond yields
  • US dollar
What to watch next
  • daily holdings
  • trading volume
  • US real yields
  • reserve and import data: China
Methodology and transparency

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.

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