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Since the end of the gold standard in the early 1970s, gold’s role in the world economy has closely tracked periods of economic and political turmoil, expanding when confidence declines and retreating when confidence returns. The rise in demand for gold among investors, savers, central banks and consumers since the onset of the financial crisis in 2007 owes much to the safety and liquidity of gold relative to other assets.   Read More

This is a transcript of the Keynote address which Ruth delivered at the 2016 India International Gold Convention (IIGC) in Agra, India, on 11 August, 2016.  Read More

While he was at Cambridge, where he studied history and edited the University newspaper, Timothy Green began to write as a journalist. He then joined the London office of Time-Life, where he was a writer working with some of the great LIFE photographers. Here he looks back on his long career in the gold business.  Read More

Alchemist 83 is now available online.  Read More

The LBMA held a webinar to launch a market wide consultation on the potential implementation of a Responsible Silver Guidance (“RSG”) for silver refiners.  Read More

Ladies and Gentlemen, I now have the pleasure of presenting the Chairman’s report for the work of the Association in the past year. The is my second time presenting to you as your Chairman and it will also be my last time – more on that to follow shortly.  Read More

The LBMA’s twenty-eighth Annual General Meeting took place on 27 September.  Read More

The silver refinery of Hunan Jinwang Bismuth Industrial Co., Ltd (Jinwang) of China has been added to the LBMA’s Good Delivery List for silver with effect from Tuesday 13^th September, 2016.   Read More

Ruth Crowell, LBMA CEO gave the keynote address at the 2016 India International Gold Convention, Agra. 11-August.  Read More

As part of the LBMA’s Voices Project, Michele interviews Stewart Pixley, about his experiences of working in the family bullion brokerage business that was originally set up in 1852 by his great-grandfather in partnership with Henry Haggard.  Read More