The Deutsche Bank Gold Manipulation Settlement is Meaningless

The Deutsche Bank Gold Manipulation Settlement is Meaningless

There has been considerable hoopla and celebration, following Deutsche Bank Gold Manipulation’s legal settlement , in a U.S.-based litigation against this Big Bank regarding precious metals manipulation. The enthusiasm surrounds Deutsche Bank’s pledge to “cooperate” in providing evidence to be used against the other defendants in that litigation: HSBC and the Bank of Nova Scotia (and possibly UBS, as well).

It is painful to be a naysayer here. The extreme, perennial, manipulation and suppression of precious metals prices is one of the more odious blotches on what we call “markets”. However, there is unfortunately no basis for renewed optimism that this current...