Today we’ll try to answer question about the size of the precious metals market. This is a legitimate question in the context of recent price increases, but at the same time it should give esteemed readers some perspective and scale of comparison against other asset classes.

Today we’ll try to answer some sectoral interesting questions: How can a mint/refinery get LBMA accreditation? What weight does it carry? What does it even mean? How is accreditation different from LBMA membership? Is it applicable into smaller products? And should mints/refiners without such are to be treated.... Different?