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China launches yuan gold fix to have bigger say in global bullion market
Published Tue, Apr 19, 2016 · 09:50 PM
Singapore
THE world's top gold consumer China launched a yuan-denominated gold benchmark on Tuesday, as the country took an ambitious step to exert more control over the pricing of the metal and boost its influence in the global bullion market.
The benchmark is a culmination of efforts by China over the last few years to reform its domestic gold market in a bid to have a bigger say in the bullion industry, long dominated by Londo…
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