| China’s displeasure over the dollar’s supremacy in global financial markets is no secret. The Chinese feel the yuan should rightfully be the preferred reserve currency of all nations. In yet another move to dethrone the dollar, China has now decided to get its own gold benchmark that will be denominated in yuan.
While the Shanghai Gold Fix may not immediately have an impact on international gold prices, it does help diminish the need for the dollar. Gold prices will now be fixed twice every day in China, based on the contracts traded on the Shanghai Gold Exchange. Shanghai gold fix will compete with the popular benchmark, the London Fix, which is set by the London Bullion Market Association...............................................Full Article: Source
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