Nymex records highest daily gold trading volume
A daily volume record was set on November 28th for gold trading at the New York Mercantile Exchange (Nymex) has announced that The stock exchange for gold said that record volumes of trade were registered for overall gold futures its gold contract on the CME Globex electronic trading platform and total metals futures for Comex, reflecting the resurgence of gold right to the top of the market
Look beyond the US Dollar to see what's really happening in the Gold Market
It has become a knee-jerk reaction for investors to look at the Gold Price in terms of the US Dollar alone, and for commentators to only follow its moves in that currency. There is good reason for this, of course, for the US Dollar is the global reserve currency at present even if it is beginning to look of dubious value today. Why don't we measure gold in a strong currency such as the Euro?
Maktari closes gold bullion deal worth $11.7 billion
Apart from Saudi Arabia's oil and gas reserves, there are believed to be sizeable deposits of other minerals within the Royal Kingdom. Mr M L A Maktari the broker appointed for and on behalf of a private investor within Saudi Arabia has just closed and reserved for the next 3 years gold bullion to the value of just under $11.7 billion. Most of these deposits are within Switzerland as holding is