Metals News
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A group of Credit Suisse bondholders filed a lawsuit against the Swiss government, seeking full compensation over the contentious decision to write down the failed bank’s Additional Tier 1 (AT1) debt. As part of Credit Suisse’s emergency sale to UBS last year, which was orchestrated by the Swiss government, Swiss regulator Finma wiped out roughly $17 ...
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GameStop stock (GME) rose 47% on Thursday after a YouTube account believed to be tied to investor Keith Gill, also known as "Roaring Kitty" on social media, posted a livestream scheduled for Friday at noon ET. After the market close, Reddit user DeepF***ingValue, an account previously tied to Gill, posted a new screenshot purporting to show their position ...
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A lot has happened to the economy since COVID struck, and reading the economic tea leaves has become more difficult. Many of the gains for many Australians in 2020 and 2021 were artificial and didn’t last. The COVID Supplement temporarily doubled JobSeeker, for example. JobKeeper paid workers what their employers could not. As these measures have been ...
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Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 272,000 in May, and the unemployment rate changed little at 4.0 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Employment continued to trend up in several industries, led by health care; government; leisure and hospitality; and professional, scientific, and technical services. This news release ...
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In the first quarter of 2024, seasonally adjusted GDP increased by 0.3% in both the euro area and the EU, compared with the previous quarter, according to an estimate published by Eurostat, the statistical office of the European Union. In the fourth quarter of 2023, GDP had declined by 0.1% in the euro area and had remained stable in the EU. Compared with ...
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Data as of 31 May, 2024 Physically backed gold ETFs saw their first monthly inflow since last May, amounting to US$529mn. A stronger gold price (+2%) and inflows pushed gold ETFs’ total assets under management (AUM) 2% higher to US$234bn, the highest since April 2022. And with improved gold ETF demand in May, collective holdings rebounded to 3,088t, but ...
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As the saying goes, “There are lies, damn lies and statistics.” And on the first Friday of every month, the American public gets a ton of new statistics to peruse. That’s when the ...
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Investors will be looking to May’s nonfarm payrolls report for more clarity on whether the Federal Reserve can ease up in its battle against inflation. Economists surveyed by Dow ...
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U.S. job growth likely maintained its moderate pace in May and wage gains were expected to hold steady, which would keep the Federal Reserve in wait-and-see mode on interest rates ...
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Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 272,000 in May, and the unemployment rate changed little at 4.0 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. ...
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In the first quarter of 2024, seasonally adjusted GDP increased by 0.3% in both the euro area and the EU, compared with the previous quarter, according to an estimate published by ...
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Employment was little changed in May (+27,000; +0.1%) and the employment rate fell 0.1 percentage points to 61.3%. The unemployment rate was 6.2% in May, up 0.1 percentage points ...
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History rhymes - this time the rhyme in silver is very clear. Let’s start with the ratio. [Quoting my last Friday’s comments] And speaking of those “other markets”, let’s take a look at silver. Let’s start with the ratio between silver and gold as that’s where we recently saw something important and with clear implications for the price of white metal. ...
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The quotes of XAG/USD continue to move as part of the development of a strong bearish correction and a bullish channel. At the time of publication of the forecast, prices for Silver are 30.26. Moving averages indicate a bullish trend. Prices are again testing the area between the signal lines, which indicates pressure from buyers and a potential ...
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The Perth Mint sold 23,238 troy ounces (oz) of gold and 796,934 oz of silver in minted product form during May 2024. Opening the month around USD 2,300, the gold price in US dollar terms generally tracked flat before jumping higher by 1.5% off the back of weaker US jobs data which reinforced the potential for a Fed rate cut. On May 20 bullion hit a record ...