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Fifth District manufacturing activity improved but remained sluggish in May, according to the most recent survey from the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond. The composite manufacturing index increased from -7 in April to 0 in May. Of its three component indexes, shipments increased from -10 to 13, new orders increased from -9 to -6, and employment fell from ...
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Global central banks held more than 36,699 metric tons (MT) of gold in their reserves as of year-end 2023. Most of that supply has been amassed since 2010, when central bankers commenced a gold-buying spree. Central banks were net sellers of gold before that time, selling roughly 4,426 MT of gold between 2000 and 2009. But for nearly a decade and a half now ...