据杰西卡·周报道，上个月中国增加了黄金储备，使连续购买黄金的月份数接近两年。
China added more gold to reserves last month, pushing a buying streak close to the two-year mark as prices weaken toward $4,000 an ounce.
根据周三公布的数据，中国人民银行的黄金持有量增加了74万盎司，这已经是连续第23个月进行增持。
Holdings of bullion at the People’s Bank of China expanded by 740,000 ounces in September, marking the 23rd month of accumulation, according to data on Wednesday.
作为全球最大的黄金买家之一，央行在黄金价格下跌后加大了购买力度。
The central bank — among the biggest gold buyers in the world — has stepped up purchases in recent months after prices fell.
9月份黄金价格下跌超过6%，中东冲突引发的能源价格飙升加剧了通货膨胀，促使美联储加息。
Gold shed more than 6% in September, as soaring energy prices driven by the conflict in the Middle East fanned inflation, prompting the Federal Reserve to raise rates.
尽管如此，一些全球最大的资金管理者表示，他们仍然看好黄金的长期前景，并在黄金价格接近4000美元/盎司时重新增加了持有量。
Despite that shift, some of the world’s biggest money managers have signaled they are still betting that long-term drivers of the precious metal will endure, having rebuilt holdings since prices approached $4,000.
德国联邦银行行长约阿希姆·纳格尔本周早些时候表示，不断上升的政府债务水平进一步支持了央行增加黄金储备的必要性。
Rising government debt levels strengthen the case for central banks to increase gold holdings, Joachim Nagel, president of Germany’s Bundesbank, said earlier this week.
世界黄金理事会6月对74家央行进行的调查显示，45%的央行表示计划在明年购买黄金，这是自2018年该调查开始以来的最高比例；只有1家央行表示计划减少黄金持有量。
In a survey of 74 central banks published by the World Gold Council in June, 45% said they planned to buy in the coming year, the biggest-ever share since the survey began in 2018. Just one said it aimed to cut.