Reuters exclusively reported that a group of banks that partnered with the London Metal Exchange (LME) to launch gold and silver futures in 2017 is preparing to abandon the project after hoped-for volumes did not materialize. Such a move would end an attempt by the LME, which dominates industrial metals trading, to capture part of London’s bullion market, which is the world’s largest with gold worth some $17 trillion changing hands last year.
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