The Mystery of China’s Gold Stash May Soon Be Solved
The IMF is looking for answers
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China’s push to challenge U.S. dominance in global trade and finance may involve gold -- a lot of gold.
While the metal is no longer used to back paper money, it remains a big chunk of central bank reserves in the U.S. and Europe. China became the world’s second-largest economy in 2010 and has stepped up efforts to make the yuan a viable competitor to the dollar. That’s led to speculation the government has stockpiled gold as part of a plan to diversify $3.7 trillion in foreign-exchange reserves.