Bullion Trading
The wholesale trade in gold and silver bars, coins and other investment-grade precious metal, distinct from retail jewellery; it includes importers, refiners, bullion dealers and exchange-traded product issuers.
Covered in 22 MetalsCost.com News Intelligence articles, most recently on October 15, 2026.
Coverage
Gold Rebounds More Than 1% From a One-Week Low as the Dollar Eases
Prices recovered part of Wednesday's losses.
India Launches a BIS Certification Scheme to Hallmark Silver Bullion and Coins
Hallmarked bullion and coins should be easier to trade with confidence.
Indians Trade In Old Gold for New Jewellery, Cutting the Need for Imports
Lower imports mean less demand for fresh imported bullion.
Gold and Silver Slide as Hotter US Inflation Revives Fed Rate Hike Bets
Falling prices cut the value of bullion stocks held by traders.
Bank Mandiri Becomes Indonesia's First Conventional Bank With a Bullion Licence
A large new distribution channel opens for gold bars in Indonesia.
World Gold Council Asks Gold Miners to Publish Which Refiners Get Their Gold
Clearer sourcing records support confidence in the integrity of traded gold.
Swiss Refiner Valcambi Plans Its First Gold Refinery Outside Switzerland, in Hong Kong
Local refining and vaulting would strengthen Hong Kong's gold trading infrastructure.
SigraFi Secures $35 Million to Buy Gold From Artisanal Mining Cooperatives
A small new source of traceable gold enters formal trading channels.
China's Central Bank Buys Gold for a 23rd Straight Month, Adding About 23 Tonnes
Steady official buying supports physical gold demand.
LBMA Delegates Expect Gold Near $5,013 and Silver Near $94.70 a Year From Now
Industry sentiment remains bullish despite this year's fall.
Bundesbank Chief Says the Case for Central Banks to Keep Buying Gold Remains Strong
Continued official demand supports the physical gold market.
Central Banks Bought a Net 39 Tonnes of Gold in August, Led by China
Steady official buying supports demand for physical gold.
The LBMA Goes on Trial in London Over Deaths at a Tanzanian Gold Mine
A loss for the LBMA could disrupt the rules London bullion trading relies on.
GST Council May End Tax-Free Gold and Silver Imports for Banks and Nominated Agencies
Bullion exchanges and nominated agencies would be taxed on the same footing.
High Taxes Push More Indian Gold Buyers Into Cash Deals Without Invoices
Officially imported gold must be discounted to compete with untaxed metal.
Venezuelan Gold Shipped to the US Sits Unrefined as Refiners Refuse to Certify It
Traders who imported the gold are holding metal they cannot get refined.
NSE Signs Up Augmont to Make It Easier to Swap Physical Gold for Electronic Gold Receipts
Dealers and refiners gain a simpler route between physical gold and exchange trading.
China Everbright Becomes the Latest Bank to Drop Leveraged Gold Trading for Retail Clients
Retail demand shifts from margin contracts toward physical bars and accumulation plans.
India's Gold Imports Fall 58% After Duty Hike as Silver, ETFs Surge
India's gold imports fell 58% to $2.3 billion in August 2026, after import duty rose from 6% to 15% in May. Silver imports jumped 127% and gold ETF inflows hit a monthly high, as buyers shift away from physical gold.
China's Gold Imports Top 1,000 Tonnes in Eight Months, a Record Pace
China imported more than 1,000 tonnes of gold worth $158.8 billion in the first eight months of 2026, already exceeding all of 2025's total. Most of that gold went to private investors and jewellers, not the central bank.
COMEX Silver Outflows Revive Squeeze Fears, but Registered Stockpiles Tell a More Complicated Story
Large COMEX vault outflows and an elevated paper-to-physical ratio are closely watched by bullion traders as a leverage indicator, though the current pattern doesn't yet show the registered-stock shortage that would signal acute delivery pressure.
India's Gold Jewellery Volumes Fall 15% Even as Spending Hits a Record This Festive Season
Gold imports jumped to 40-45 tonnes in July from 20 tonnes in June and gold ETF holdings and MCX trading volumes both rose over the same month, signalling renewed trade and investor activity ahead of the festive season.
