Precious Metals: Analyzing Precious Metals Markets

A special issue of Journal of Risk and Financial Management (ISSN 1911-8074). This special issue belongs to the section "Financial Markets".

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2. The York Management School, University of York, York YO10 5DD, UK
Interests: financial history; precious metals; commodities; market liquidity

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Dear Colleagues,

While precious metals chemically sit within the same family, in economic and financial terms they span a broad spectrum. Platinum, palladium and rhodium are used heavily in industry, gold is primarily an investment asset whether bought as jewelry or held in exchange traded fund, with silver sitting somewhere in between those two extremes.

This Special Issue focuses on analyzing the diverse features of precious metals markets around the world, as well as the uses and financial characteristics of this group of commodities for both investors and risk managers. They are frequently discussed essentially as diversifiers and safe havens from market turmoil. However, as these assets become more commonly held by investors across the world and within institutional portfolios, we welcome new perspectives on their evolving local markets and the roles they now play as an asset class in the broader financial system.

We invite theoretical and empirical articles discussing these issues, especially those studies including developing precious metals markets such as China, India, and Turkey within them. If you would like to discuss anything in relation to this Special Issue, please feel free to contact me.

Dr. Fergal A. O'Connor
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Keywords

  • Gold
  • Silver
  • Platinum
  • Palladium
  • Precious Metals
  • Diversification
  • Safe Haven
  • Risk Management
  • Market structure
  • Asset Pricing
  • Market Structure
  • Commodity Markets

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Does Volume of Gold Consumption Influence the World Gold Price?
by Maria Immanuvel S and Daniel Lazar
J. Risk Financial Manag. 2022, 15(7), 273; https://doi.org/10.3390/jrfm15070273 - 21 Jun 2022
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Gold is a universal commodity traded across the world. The London Bullion Market Association (LBMA) fixes prices twice a day, known as AM and PM fix prices. This study is an attempt to find out whether the volume of gold consumption shows any [...] Read more.
Gold is a universal commodity traded across the world. The London Bullion Market Association (LBMA) fixes prices twice a day, known as AM and PM fix prices. This study is an attempt to find out whether the volume of gold consumption shows any significant impact on the world gold prices, known as LBMA fix prices. The sample includes major gold-consuming countries, such as India, the USA, China, Japan, and countries in Europe and the Middle East grouped together under Europe and the Middle East, respectively. The results conclude that there exists a long-run relationship between LBMA fix prices and the gold demand of all the countries. Furthermore, the volume of gold demand significantly influences LBMA AM fix and PM fix prices. It is found out that the demand of all the countries together, and India and China individually, affect the world gold prices significantly. India consistently stands as the largest consumer of gold in the world gold market. In spite of this, India is a price taker. Bullion associations and commodity exchanges that allow bullion trade in India may take initiatives to make India a price maker in the world gold markets. Full article
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