So it's clearly beneficial to the Chinese government if they can sell dollars while they're strong and buy gold while it's cheap. (sovereignman.com)
In previous years sold dollar volume was $ 186,214,391 (2016), $ 209,319,274 (2015), $ 160,483,001 (2014), $ 116,290,327 (2013). (luxurysocalrealty.com)
The central bank has been rationing its dollar reserves through regular weekly sales, keeping the pound artificially strong at 8.78 per dollar but black market traders said they were selling dollars at a range of 11 - 11.04 per dollar on Sunday, without giving volumes of trade. (fortune.com)