Barclays, Deutsche Bank Accused of Gold Fix Manipulation: Lawsuit

``Barclays Plc, Deutsche Bank AG and three other banks were accused in a lawsuit of manipulating the London gold fix, a benchmark used throughout the $20 trillion market for the metal. Kevin Maher, a New York resident who says he bought and sold gold and gold futures and options, sued yesterday in Manhattan federal court claiming the five banks overseeing the century-old benchmark colluded to manipulate it.'' -- It was only a short matter of time.