AI Data Insight
According to DataTrack data, the change in "monetary gold" under the financial account of China's balance of payments in the second quarter of 2026 remained at 0.0 billion USD, flat compared to the previous quarter. Although market consensus and other official data indicate that the Chinese central bank has been heavily accumulating gold for 22 consecutive months, this trend is not reflected in the cross-border financial account, suggesting that the central bank's gold purchases may have shifted to domestic acquisition channels.