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4 results for “treasure act” in Markets
Markets · 2 August 2026
Who Actually Sets the Gold Price
…the EFP spread. · The twice-daily LBMA auction is a benchmark-setting mechanism for contract settlement, not the market itself. · Regional premiums in Shanghai, Mumbai and Istanbul are logistics and policy signals, not arbitrage failures. · Central banks and ETF flows move the p…
Ingrid Sørensen · 15 min read
Markets · 6 August 2026
Why Central Banks Started Buying Gold Again
…enominated or defaulted on. Gold pays nothing and cannot be created by anyone, which is exactly the property a reserve manager wants in the tail scenario the rest of the portfolio cannot survive. · Which central banks have been buying? The buying since 2010 is concentrated in eme…
Ingrid Sørensen · 17 min read
Markets · 8 August 2026
Moving Bullion: The Logistics Nobody Prices
…planation is usually a warehouse, a refinery shift roster and an aircraft. · Custody: who actually owns the bar · The first distinction in bullion logistics is legal rather than physical. Allocated metal consists of specific bars, identified by refiner, serial number and assay, r…
Ingrid Sørensen · 17 min read
Markets · 20 June 2026
Bring It Home: Central Banks and the Great Gold Repatriation
…ses real costs: vault construction, insurance, audit and lost liquidity. · The trend interacts with sustained official-sector buying, tightening the free float of deliverable metal. · Why did central banks store gold abroad in the first place? Proximity to trading and settlement…
Ingrid Sørensen · 13 min read
