Central banks are scooping up gold on the quickest tempo since 1967, with analysts pinning China and Russia as massive patrons in a sign that some nations are eager to diversify their reserves away from the greenback. Knowledge compiled the World Gold Council, an industry-funded group, has proven demand for the valuable steel has outstripped any annual quantity previously 55 years. Final month’s estimates are additionally far bigger than central banks’ official reported figures, sparking hypothesis within the {industry} over the id of the patrons and their motivations.