Metals News
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If I was to tell you that a 1968 Grand Seiko just sold for around $90,321.00 (or exactly ¥13,501,000) via an online Yahoo auction this week, I would not be offended if you didn’t believe me. Who would pay such a sum for a dirty, old Japanese watch from an unknown seller offering poor quality photos and not a single shot of the movement? A collector who ...
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A guest on the popular show Antiques Roadshow brought with her an amethyst necklace, a family heirloom, that supposedly belonged to a British socialite and the mistress of King Edward VII. If the guest was looking for a nice pay day, her hopes were quickly dashed when jewelry expert Sarah Churgin appraised the piece at just '$3,000 to $4,000' after ...
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The past century has been a wild ride for investors. This article explores ten of the most dramatic plunges the stock market has witnessed, from the tech-fueled Dot-com bubble burst to the global economic shock of the COVID-19 pandemic. Each crash offers a unique story, exposing vulnerabilities in the system and highlighting the interconnectedness of ...
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Private sector employment increased by 192,000 jobs in April and annual pay was up 5.0 percent year-over-year, according to the April ADP® National Employment Report™ produced by the ADP Research Institute® in collaboration with the Stanford Digital Economy Lab ("Stanford Lab"). The ADP National Employment Report is an independent measure and high-frequency ...
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The US manufacturing sector suffered a setback in April as new orders decreased for the first time in 2024 so far. Work on outstanding business helped to keep production in growth territory, however, while firms continued to take on extra staff, in part due to positive expectations for the coming months. Manufacturers scaled back their purchasing activity ...
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Gold bears took control on Tuesday, pressing the price below the resistance-turned-support trendline, which halted last week’s decline, and towards the 200-period exponential moving average (EMA) in the four-hour chart at 2,280. In the technical indicators, the RSI and the stochastic oscillator have stabilized their downfall near their previous lows within ...
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After three straight hotter-than-expected inflation reports, Federal Reserve officials have turned more cautious about the prospect of interest rate cuts this year. The big ...
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Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen will use a speech to the McCain Institute in Arizona on Friday to deliver a clear warning about the economic dangers presented by Jan. 6-style ...
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Recent months have seen growing scrutiny on China’s trade policies. The US and various European Union governments have accused Chinese producers of attempting to address its ...
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Private sector employment increased by 192,000 jobs in April and annual pay was up 5.0 percent year-over-year, according to the April ADP® National Employment Report™ produced by ...
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The UK manufacturing sector showed renewed signs of weakness at the start of the second quarter. April saw output and new orders slip back into contraction territory following ...
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Preliminary estimates for April indicate that the index decreased by 1.5 per cent (on a monthly average basis) in SDR terms, after decreasing by 4.7 per cent in March (revised). ...
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Gold bears took control on Tuesday, pressing the price below the resistance-turned-support trendline, which halted last week’s decline, and towards the 200-period exponential moving average (EMA) in the four-hour chart at 2,280. In the technical indicators, the RSI and the stochastic oscillator have stabilized their downfall near their previous lows within ...
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Both key precious metals moved decisively lower today, which is in perfect tune with their recent price patterns. Consolidations, pauses, and breathers are the same thing (their length differs) and they serve one purpose – to cool down people’s emotions and prepare them for the next moves. When prices move far and fast, it “seems” and “feels” excessive and ...
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FNG has learned via regulatory filings that FCA licensed Retail FX, CFDs and spread betting broker Acetop Financial Limited (website: acetop.uk) saw a significant increase in activity in 2023, led by active Spot Gold trading among its clients. Revenues at Acetop increased by more than 300% in 2023, coming in at £757K versus just £181K in 2022. We’d note, ...