You are here

London's gold benchmark hit by volatility after banks exit, Reuters says

Section: Daily Dispatches

By Peter Hobson
Reuters
Wednesday, May 24, 2017

London's gold benchmark experienced large, unpredictable fluctuations after some banks left the auction that sets the price relied upon by the $5 trillion-a-year bullion market, according to a Reuters analysis of trading data.

The benchmark is meant to be a fair and accurate daily snapshot of the fast-moving "spot" market and is used by gold producers and consumers around the world to price contracts.

Its level is set by the London Bullion Market Association (LBMA) Gold Price auction, which sees big banks and brokers electronically input their trading orders, with an algorithm matching buyers to sellers and setting the price.

But trading volumes fell sharply after April 10, when four of the 14 participating banks and brokers stopped taking part after the auction's administrator, Intercontinental Exchange (ICE), introduced a requirement to clear that meant participants had to modify their own IT systems and procedures. ...

... For the remainder of the report:

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-gold-benchmark-idUSKBN18K2H6?il=0



ADVERTISEMENT

Storage and Withdrawal of Gold with Bullion Star in Singapore

Bullion Star is a Singapore-registered company with a one-stop bullion shop, showroom, and vault at 45 New Bridge Road in Singapore.

Bullion Star's solution for storing bullion in Singapore is called My Vault Storage. With My Vault Storage you can store bullion in Bullion Star's bullion vault, which is integrated with Bullion Star's shop and showroom, making it a convenient one-stop shop for precious metals in Singapore.

Customers can buy, store, sell, or request physical withdrawal of their bullion through My Vault Storage® online around the clock. Storage rates are competitive.

For more information, please visit Bullion Star here:

https://www.bullionstar.com/



Join GATA here:

International Metal Writers Conference
Sponsored by Cambridge House
Sunday-Monday, May 28-29, 2017
Vancouver Convention Centre, East Building
Canada Place
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
http://cambridgehouse.com/event/68/international-metal-writers-conference

GATA Reception at the International Metal Writers Conference
5-8 p.m. Monday, May 29, 2017
Lions Pub
888 West Cordova St.
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

New Orleans Investment Conference
Wednesday-Saturday, October 25-28, 2017
Hilton New Orleans Riverside Hotel, New Orleans, Louisiana
http://neworleansconference.com/

* * *

Help keep GATA going:

GATA is a civil rights and educational organization based in the United States and tax-exempt under the U.S. Internal Revenue Code. Its e-mail dispatches are free, and you can subscribe at:

http://www.gata.org

To contribute to GATA, please visit:

http://www.gata.org/node/16