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London's 'reformed' gold fix mechanism gets all of two new participants
Submitted by cpowell on Fri, 2015-03-20 21:02 Section: Daily DispatchesGoldman, UBS Join Former 'Fixing' Banks for New LBMA Gold Price
By Jan Harvey
Reuters
Friday, January 20, 2015
LONDON -- The new London Bullion Market Association Gold Price went live for the first time on Friday, with Goldman Sachs and UBS joining the four members of the now-defunct gold "fix" in setting its electronic replacement.
Romania gets its gold back -- after 1,900 years
Submitted by cpowell on Fri, 2015-03-20 20:55 Section: Daily DispatchesMaybe there's hope for the Bundesbank.
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Gold Looted From Ancient Empire Returned to Romania
By Andrew Curry
National Geographic, Washington
Friday, March 20, 2015
Ronan Manly: London gold trading data disappears as new fix mechanism begins
Submitted by cpowell on Thu, 2015-03-19 22:11 Section: Daily Dispatches10:08a SGT Friday, March 20, 2015
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Bank of New York Mellon will settle currency trade case for $714 million
Submitted by cpowell on Thu, 2015-03-19 21:58 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Ben Protess
The New York Times
Thursday, March 19, 2015
Hugo Salinas Price: Greece's currency options go beyond predatory euro and laughable drachma
Submitted by cpowell on Thu, 2015-03-19 00:52 Section: Daily Dispatches12:45p SGT Thursday, March 19, 2015
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Chinese banks won't be part of new gold benchmarking at start, source tells Reuters
Submitted by cpowell on Thu, 2015-03-19 00:36 Section: Daily DispatchesNew Era of Gold Benchmarking to Start with Handful of Pioneers
By Clara Denina
Reuters
Thursday, March 19, 2015
LONDON -- A handful of banks will start setting gold prices electronically on Friday, sources with direct knowledge of the matter said, as Intercontinental Exchange completes a sweeping change to London's bullion benchmarks and dispenses with the century-old gold "fix."
Low rates will trigger civil unrest as central banks lose control, BIS says
Submitted by cpowell on Wed, 2015-03-18 13:06 Section: Daily DispatchesBy Szu Ping Chan
The Telegraph, London
Wednesday, March 18, 2015
Low inflation, bond yields, and interest rates around the world will push the boundaries of economic and political stability to breaking point if they continue on their downward trajectory, the Bank for International Settlements has warned.
U.S. may revoke settlement agreements in currency-rigging probes
Submitted by cpowell on Tue, 2015-03-17 20:03 Section: Daily DispatchesBy David McLaughlin and Tom Schoenberg
Bloomberg News
Tuesday, March 17, 2015
WASHINGTON -- U.S. prosecutors investigating currency manipulation are considering revoking years-old settlements and prosecuting banks for rigging interest rates, according to people familiar with the matter.
Europeans defy U.S. to join China-led development bank; Australia may be next
Submitted by cpowell on Tue, 2015-03-17 01:55 Section: Daily DispatchesBy George Parker, Anne-Sylvaine Chassany, and Geoff Dyer
Financial Times, London
Monday, March 16, 2015
France, Germany, and Italy have all agreed to follow Britain's lead and join a China-led international development bank, according to European officials, delivering a blow to US efforts to keep leading Western countries out of the new institution.
Koos Jansen: Yuan's inclusion in SDRs likely will carry gold with it
Submitted by cpowell on Mon, 2015-03-16 20:04 Section: Daily Dispatches8a SGT Tuesday, March 17, 2015
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