China bought 15 tons of gold last month — and a startling calculation suggests it could be worth $38,000 an ounce
Reported by AOL.com: “China bought 15 tons of gold last month — and a startling calculation suggests it could be worth $38,000 an ounce”. Gold settled at $4,016 an ounce on July 20, 2026 — $129.11 per gram, -0.07% on the day. The headline carries a figure: 15 tons, $38,000 — quoted as published, not independently verified. The story touches China: we track local prices and customs flows for those.
The development may change short-term gold-price expectations. Confirmation requires comparing the headline with COMEX, the dollar, yields and trading volume. Thirty sessions later gold traded at $4,482 an ounce, +11.59% versus the date of the report. That is an observation about the market, not a consequence of one headline.
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