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    • Friday, 22 September, 2023
      News in-depth
      Metals industry grapples with fraud wave

      Revelations of scams targeting Aurubis and Trafigura are only the latest in a sector plagued by scandal

      Scraps of copper
    • Monday, 18 September, 2023
      Gold
      China lifts temporary curbs on gold imports as renminbi recovers

      Spread between Shanghai spot price and London hit record $121 per troy ounce last week

      A picture of a one-hundred renminbi bank note
    • Tuesday, 12 September, 2023
      London fights for its future
      Allied Gold bypasses London for North American listings

      More precious metal miners are turning away from UK capital’s stock exchange

      Peter Marrone
    • Wednesday, 6 September, 2023
      Japanese economy
      Inflation worries fuel Japanese rush to buy gold

      Retail price hits record high above ¥10,000 per gramme as household attitudes to risk shift after years of deflation

      Gold bars
    • Tuesday, 15 August, 2023
      ETF HubLatest news on ETFs
      Barrick chief slams ‘myopic’ western funds for focusing on quick returns

      Mark Bristow praises Saudi Arabia for showing interest in Pakistan copper and gold mine in province riven by violence

      Barrick Gold chief executive Mark Bristow
    • Tuesday, 1 August, 2023
      Gold
      Rich Turkish buyers help prop up gold price as bank buying slows

      Demand for bars rises 7% in three months thanks to corporates and wealthy individuals

    • Tuesday, 25 July, 2023
      News in-depthDiamonds and gemstones
      De Beers prospects blemished after Botswana cuts new diamond deal

      Critics warn arrangement following populist campaign will be bad for the industry as well as the company

      A view of giant excavators putting ore on haul trucks in the open pit of the Jwaneng diamond mine in Botswana
    • Friday, 14 July, 2023
      United Arab Emirates
      Emirates Gold suspended from UAE and UK bullion markets

      Gulf state has come under greater scrutiny as a hub for money laundering

      A salesperson arranges gold jewelry at a souk in Dubai, UAE
    • Monday, 10 July, 2023
      Central banks
      Central banks move gold back home after freeze on Russian assets

      Sovereign investors, concerned about the precedent of sanctions, prefer the physical metal to derivatives or ETFs

      Gold bars piled up at the Bundesbank, Germany’s central bank
    • Friday, 7 July, 2023
      Watches & Jewellery
      Why Emefa Cole wants new gold standards for industry ethics

      The Ghana-born jeweller is focused on the origin of raw materials and diversity among makers

      Emefa Cole
    • Wednesday, 21 June, 2023
      The Art of FashionThe Art of Fashion: Jewellery
      X-ray vision: a surprising source of recycled silver

      A process that recovers the metal from old X-ray film is a sign of the jewellery industry’s moves towards more sustainable practices

      Angharad jewellery made from AgAIN Silver
    • Tuesday, 13 June, 2023
      Exchange traded funds
      ETF investors snap up tech, gold and Japan

      Nervousness remains about US stocks despite bull market rally

      Aerial view of Mount Fuji
    • Wednesday, 24 May, 2023
      FT News Briefing podcast8 min listen
      A new gold rush

      UK set to lose solar investment after developer criticises lack of incentives

    • Wednesday, 24 May, 2023
      The Big Read
      The new gold boom: how long can it last?

      Periods of inflation have often boosted the precious metal. This time it is also being bought by central banks worried about geopolitical risk

      Montage image of gold bars and a line chart with a red line and white line
    • Thursday, 18 May, 2023
      Gillian Tett
      Why investors are going gaga for gold

      The precious metal is proving a safe bet amid growing fears of a US sovereign default

      Efi Chalikopoulou illustration of a mouse, hiding between gold bars while a cat waits patiently to catch it
    • Thursday, 18 May, 2023
      Turkish economy
      Turkey’s foreign currency and gold reserves fell $17bn before election

      Pre-poll worries over economy exacerbated since Erdoğan’s strong first-round showing

      A woman shops at a gold store in Istanbul’s Grand Bazaar
    • Monday, 15 May, 2023
      Platinum market expected to hit record deficit this year

      Surge in industrial demand comes as South African supply hit by electricity shortages

      An employee welds at BM Catalysts in Mansfield, UK
    • Friday, 12 May, 2023
      LexAngloGold Ashanti Ltd
      AngloGold Ashanti: move to US brings no quick valuation uplift Premium content

      Had it chosen London, the South African miner’s near £9bn market value would have meant FTSE 100 inclusion

      A small toy figure and gold imitation pictured in front of the AngloGold Ashanti logo
    • Friday, 12 May, 2023
      Watches & Jewellery
      Waste to wearable: the designers driving a circular jewellery economy

      Using materials such as old electronics and recycled leather, start-ups are attracting fans for their aesthetics as well as sustainability

    • Sunday, 7 May, 2023
      Zimbabwe
      Zimbabwe to launch gold-backed digital token as currency concerns mount

      Move comes amid drop in value of local dollar and persistent inflationary pressures

      Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe governor, John Mangudya holds a sample of a gold coin at its  launch last year
    • Sunday, 7 May, 2023
      Barrick Gold Corp
      Barrick Gold boss hunts for takeover targets

      Serial dealmaker Bristow forecasts market rally in gold and copper that will lift mining stocks

      Pueblo Viejo plant
    • Friday, 5 May, 2023
      Gold
      US banking crisis pushes gold close to all-time high

      Chinese consumers and central bank purchases add to demand for precious metal

      Pedestrians pass a gold display window at a jewellery store in Macau
    • Monday, 24 April, 2023
      Special Report
      FTfm: Exchange Traded Funds

      Investors seeking low-cost funds with the potential to outperform today’s uncertain markets may find opportunities in artificial intelligence stockpicking, China’s reopening, and digital platforms for regular saving

      General view of Hong Kong’s cityscape
    • Sunday, 23 April, 2023
      Central banks
      Central banks load up on gold in response to rising geopolitical tensions

      Reserve managers’ purchases rose 152 per cent last year and they expect to keep buying

      Workers fill a crucible with molten gold
    • Monday, 17 April, 2023
      Commodities
      Swiss-owned company’s Russian gold trades expose gap in western sanctions

      Open Mineral’s Abu Dhabi subsidiary not bound by Bern’s rules

      Workers in a factory producing bars of gold
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