UK: LME finds ‘obvious’ weak spots in metals price-fixing (Competition Policy International)

The head of the London Metal Exchange spoke at a conference on Tuesday to discuss the process of setting gold pricing benchmarks, telling reporters that the methods are vulnerable to manipulation.

LME Chief Executive Garry Jones said the London fix is “obviously…open to manipulation” in the way the benchmark is currently …read more

Source: Global Competition Law Blogs

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21st Century Competition. "UK: LME finds ‘obvious’ weak spots in metals price-fixing (Competition Policy International)." 21st Century Competition, 10 June 2014. https://www.twentyfirstcenturycompetition.com/2014/06/uk-lme-finds-obvious-weak-spots-in-metals-price-fixing-competition-policy-international/.

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@misc{21st-century-competition2014, author = {21st Century Competition}, title = {{UK: LME finds ‘obvious’ weak spots in metals price-fixing (Competition Policy International)}}, year = {2014}, url = {https://www.twentyfirstcenturycompetition.com/2014/06/uk-lme-finds-obvious-weak-spots-in-metals-price-fixing-competition-policy-international/}, note = {21st Century Competition} }
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