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5 min readChina just bought 0.74 million ounces of gold in September—the exact same amount it bought in October 2023, right before gold ran from under $2,000 to over $4,000. That detail, reported by veteran sector analyst Katusa Maren Katusa, is the opening puzzle of this episode. The hosts walk through what China's pattern of accumulation means, why the timing matters, and whether this signals another major move in gold prices.
The mechanism: China's buying as a leading indicator
The central argument of the episode is that China's gold purchases are not random or reactive—they follow a pattern that has historically preceded large price moves. The hosts point out that China is not just hoarding what it produces domestically; it is actively importing gold on top of its own mining output. September's purchase of 0.74 million ounces marks the 23rd consecutive month of nonstop accumulation.
The key insight is timing. When gold got "smashed" from around $5,400 down to roughly $4,000—a drop the hosts describe as "the valley of despair"—China did not panic or pull back. Instead, it stepped in and bought. The hosts frame this as a deliberate strategy: "Either they're wrong now or they were early again." In other words, if China's October 2023 purchase was a signal that preceded a doubling of gold prices, the identical purchase in September 2025 could be a similar leading indicator.
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- 1 (00:53) **China's Massive Gold Buy Repeats a Historic Pattern** - Katusa Research reports China purchased exactly 0.74 million ounces of gold in September, the same amount bought in October 2023 just before gold ran from under $2,000 to over $4,000.
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