Leslie Hook

Disagreement between top miners over Nevada joint venture had served as block to spin-off

Data revision cuts estimate of official sector bullion buying by 76% during first quarter

Bank to join JPMorgan, UBS, ICBC and HSBC as first new clearing member for world’s largest physical gold market in a decade

Expectations of higher interest rates fuelled by Iran war help end bullion’s record rally

Oyu Tolgoi is Mongolia’s biggest mining scheme and source of foreign investment

Expectations of higher interest rates fuelled by Iran war help end bullion’s record rally

Conflict, sanctions and decline in trust have made the institutions more cautious about storing bullion in other countries

Vitol, Trafigura and rivals expand credit lines in anticipation of prolonged disruption to global oil and gas flows

Precious metal hit by huge price volatility and is set for sixth straight year of deficit, according to World Silver Survey

Firms that normally profit from volatility were caught out by sudden rise in energy prices, new report finds