China Forex Reserves Highest Since 2015

2025-09-07 11:42 By Chusnul Chotimah 1 min. read

China’s foreign exchange reserves rose by USD 29.9 billion, or 0.91%, to USD 3.322 trillion in August 2025, up from USD 3.292 trillion in July, marking the highest level since December 2015.

The increase came as the dollar weakened against other major currencies.

The yuan strengthened 0.87% against the dollar in August, while the dollar fell 2.19% against a basket of major currencies.

Gold reserves stood at 74.02 million fine troy ounces at the end of August, up from 73.96 million ounces at the end of July, as the central bank bought the precious metal for a tenth straight month.

As a result, gold reserves increased to an equivalent of USD 254 billion, up from USD 244 billion in the previous month.



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