Gold Trading – The Comex

What is the COMEX?

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The COMEX (Commodity Exchange Inc.) is the world’s primary futures and options market for trading metals like gold, silver, and copper.

COMEX provides a regulated and transparent platform where participants can manage risk, speculate on market movements, and gain exposure to the underlying assets. It is a vital component of the global financial system and a key hub for price discovery, as the prices and daily activities on the exchange impact the precious metals markets around the world.
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Price of Gold

Price of Gold

Bloomberg recently published a piece called, ‘The Gold Market’s Great Migration Sends Bullion Rushing East.’ 

The article notes that China has imported 160 TONS of gold since April, India has added 80 tons, Turkey 62, and the list goes on. Is the U.S. — or other Western nations — selling gold to China? And if so, why wouldn’t we be buying it, instead?  (more…)