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4 results for “Lost-wax casting” in Markets
Markets · 8 August 2026
Moving Bullion: The Logistics Nobody Prices
…between markets — 400 oz in London, kilobars in Asia — so relocating metal often means re-casting it, not just flying it. · When freight and re-casting capacity are constrained, the London–New York spread widens; the dislocation is a logistics signal, not a market failure. · What…
Ingrid Sørensen · 17 min read
Markets · 2 August 2026
Who Actually Sets the Gold Price
…London Good Delivery bar — the wholesale unit 100 oz COMEX deliverable bar — a different casting entirely T+2 Standard loco London spot settlement 2×/day LBMA benchmark auctions, 10:30 and 15:00 London · The demand side has four different clocks · Ask why the price moved and you…
Ingrid Sørensen · 15 min read
Markets · 6 August 2026
Why Central Banks Started Buying Gold Again
…be. That reading misunderstands the participant. A reserve manager buying gold is not forecasting a higher price; in most cases the institution would prefer a lower one, since it intends to keep buying for years. The flow is slow, price-insensitive and largely indifferent to the…
Ingrid Sørensen · 17 min read
Markets · 20 June 2026
Bring It Home: Central Banks and the Great Gold Repatriation
For half a century it was rational to store your gold in someone else's basement. Then the calculus of counterparty risk changed, and reserve managers started chartering aircraft. · Overseas custody w…
Ingrid Sørensen · 13 min read
