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China's big four banks, StanChart, ANZ to join yuan gold benchmark

Published Thu, Apr 14, 2016 · 09:50 PM

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Singapore

TOP Chinese banks, alongside Standard Chartered and ANZ, will be among 18 members to join a new yuan-denominated gold benchmark that signals China's biggest step towards becoming a price-setter for the metal.

As the world's top producer, importer and consumer of gold, China has baulked at having to depend on a dollar price in international transactions, and believes its market weight should entitle it to set the price of gold.

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