Lord CopperJun 11, 2014Qingdao Incident – (Where) Has All The Metal Gone?China is a source of endless fascination to the financial markets; and it’s not surprising – it’s the big target. Car makers, wine...
Lord CopperJun 4, 2014Rigging a Price…or Defending a Position?I think today I’m going to stick my head in the lion’s mouth and talk about the gold fix and the recent ‘scandal’ perpetrated by Barclays...
Lord CopperMay 28, 2014Guest Book Review – 'Blue Eye'There’s an old Russian joke that runs, ‘What is the tallest building in Moscow?’ Answer: The Lubyanka. Because you can see Siberia from...
Lord CopperMay 21, 2014Death – (and Resurrection?) – of the Silver FixOne of the biggest surprises of my career in metal trading was the day I heard that N M Rothschild were quitting the London Gold Fix....
Lord CopperMay 14, 2014Aluminium Premium Contracts – ContinuedA short while ago, I wrote an article in ‘Metal Bulletin’ discussing the possible effects of the LME’s putative new regional aluminium...