AI Data Insight
China's Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) in August 2026 declined slightly to $55.726 billion, a slight decrease from the previous value of $56.1 billion. Despite this, benefiting from a weaker U.S. dollar and exchange rate valuation effects, overall foreign exchange reserves and gold holdings bucked the trend and continued to rise. Looking ahead, the Federal Reserve's interest rate cut path and geopolitical factors will be the key in influencing the structure of China's reserve assets.