Metals News
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Archegos Capital Management returned to the spotlight three years after its spectacular collapse with the start of founder Bill Hwang’s trial on fraud, racketeering and market manipulation charges. The trial kicked off Monday in Manhattan federal court with opening statements and continued through Thursday with testimony from several witnesses who ...
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At least seven stars in the Milky Way show signs of potentially harboring a hypothetical, super-advanced form of alien technology known as a Dyson sphere, scientists claim. While the researchers can not be totally sure that these stars host intelligent civilizations, they will undoubtedly pique the interest of scientists searching for extraterrestrial life ...
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In our team meetings, we often discuss the shifting sands of the market. Not only is it an interesting topic, but it poses a challenge for asset allocators. We are in the midst of a multi-year outperformance cycle for large-cap growth. The companies that have driven this outperformance have all become household names: Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, Meta, ...
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April's data continued to show a shift away from consumption as a growth driver for 2024. April retail sales growth fell to 2.3% YoY, down from 3.1% YoY in March, bringing the year-to-date growth rate to 4.1% YoY. The largest drag to retail sales in April was tied to auto sales, which declined -5.6% YoY, and the data may add fuel to the fire for the critics ...
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post: BREAKING: #silver has just made an 11 year high dating back to February 11, 2013!!! pic.twitter.com/a7Lc5wPjma
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Copper has emerged as a focal point for both data transmission and the investment strategies of those wary of inflation. Since early February, the red metal has experienced a remarkable surge in price, climbing over 26 percent on the London Metal Exchange and reaching record highs in the US. Despite its status as one of the top-performing commodities this ...
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On May 14, U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai released a review report on the Section 301 tariffs imposed on China and issued a statement indicating that President Joe Biden ...
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European Central Bank board member Isabel Schnabel warned against back-to-back rate cuts amid lingering inflation risks, Nikkei reported Friday, as the central bank gears for its ...
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Macro funds in Asia used the dollar’s drop Thursday as an opportunity to buy it, in particular against the yen, according to traders. A Bloomberg gauge of the currency hit a ...
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post: Fed’s Powell Tested Positive for Covid-19 Yesterday, Experiencing Symptoms, Working From Home and Staying Away From Others -- Fed Spokesperson
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Thank you, President Kashkari, for the introduction, and thank you to the conference participants for the opportunity to speak with you.1 As you all know, the payment system ...
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The Conference Board Leading Economic Index® (LEI) for theU.S. decreased by 0.6 percent in April 2024 to 101.8 (2016=100), after decreasing by 0.3 percent in March. Over the ...
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US CPI was the big item from this week and the Wednesday release prodded several themes across global markets. US equities broke out to fresh highs on the back of that print, and the US Dollar broke down to fresh monthly lows, eventually finding support around the 200-day moving average which led to a bounce on Thursday. The move in the Dollar contributed ...
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Gold has pulled back from the crucial $2,400 level during trading on Thursday, which is an area that has been important multiple times. With that being said, I think we are just simply entering some type of consolidation area more than anything else. The $2,400 level above continues to be an area that I'll be paying close attention to, and therefore, if we ...
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Gold prices hit an all-time high of $2,448.80/oz. on April 12, 2024, on the back of hotter-than-expected NFP, sticky inflation and rising geopolitical risk. These factors attracted inflow of funds as shown by increasing managed money long positions to around two-year high. Despite the pullback towards the end of the month as profit-taking and U.S. dollar ...