A long while, their reserve is humongous, much larger than the US or anybody else.
Plus, they are still buying in from Brazil and other countries, presumably at long term favourable rates. A decent chunk of their sales are to their BRIC members e.g. Nigeria, so that they are not hit as hard by the Hormuz issues, and buying indebtedness & goodwill..
I guess their reserves envisaged potentially being cut off from the rest of the world supply if they upset someone with their territorial ambitions. Right now that is not likely, nobody's got any munitions to spare. So, cannily taking a quick profit on reserves bought at much lower prices.
Plus, they are still buying in from Brazil and other countries, presumably at long term favourable rates. A decent chunk of their sales are to their BRIC members e.g. Nigeria, so that they are not hit as hard by the Hormuz issues, and buying indebtedness & goodwill..
I guess their reserves envisaged potentially being cut off from the rest of the world supply if they upset someone with their territorial ambitions. Right now that is not likely, nobody's got any munitions to spare. So, cannily taking a quick profit on reserves bought at much lower prices.
