Updated
Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 4
Bloomberg Retracts June 2 RBI Gold Story After Analysis Misvalued Reserves
Updated
Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 4

Bloomberg Retracts June 2 RBI Gold Story After Analysis Misvalued Reserves

3 articles · Updated · Bloomberg · Jun 4

Summary

  • Bloomberg News withdrew a June 2 report on the Reserve Bank of India’s gold holdings after finding the underlying Bloomberg Economics analysis was wrong.
  • The error came from valuing RBI reserves with same-day domestic gold prices instead of the previous day’s London Bullion Market Association benchmark.
  • Using the correct LBMA price shows the central bank’s gold holdings were unchanged in May, reversing the earlier conclusion.

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