Metals News
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Police are searching for father and son jewellers from the north-western Indian state of Rajasthan after they allegedly duped an American woman into paying 60 million rupees ($720,000) for items actually worth 300 rupees – less than $4. Cherish Nortez bought what she believed was 14 carat gold chain and a pendant with encrusted diamonds from a retailer at ...
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Thieves are increasingly raiding solar power stations across Japan for copper transmission wiring as prices for the metal have surged globally. Local governments are planning ordinances to regulate trade in the metal, but they are seeking nationwide legal measures to discourage the thefts. One solar power farm in Ichikawa, Chiba Prefecture, was hit by ...
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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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The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) was unchanged in May on a seasonally adjusted basis, after rising 0.3 percent in April, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the last 12 months, the all items index increased 3.3 percent before seasonal adjustment. More than offsetting a decline in gasoline, the index for shelter ...
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Gold prices have seen a slight rebound, continuing to trade within a consolidation range. This movement reflects a shift by investors towards safe-haven assets in anticipation of several crucial economic events. The market is characterized by uncertainty as traders await the upcoming US Consumer Price Index (CPI) data and the Federal Reserve meeting, which ...
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The value of goods imports increased by £3.7 billion (8.2%) in April 2024, because of increases in imports of machinery and transport equipment and fuels. The value of goods exports remained stable in April 2024, with a fall in exports to the EU offset by a rise in exports to non-EU countries. The total goods and services trade deficit narrowed slightly by ...
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Wednesday is shaping up to be one of the most important days of the year for economic news, as investors will hear about the path of inflation and the manner in which the Federal ...
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The Federal Reserve is expected to keep interest rates at a 23-year high for the seventh consecutive meeting on Wednesday and signal that it will cut rates this year fewer times ...
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The global economy is expected to stabilize for the first time in three years in 2024—but at a level that is weak by recent historical standards, according to the World Bank’s ...
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Monthly real gross domestic product (GDP) is estimated to have shown no growth in April 2024, following growth of 0.4% in March 2024. Real gross domestic product is estimated to ...
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Chinese consumer price index inflation grew less than expected in May as consumption remained largely languid in the face of an uncertain economic recovery. But producer price ...
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The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) was unchanged in May on a seasonally adjusted basis, after rising 0.3 percent in April, the U.S. Bureau of Labor ...
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As expected, gold prices have been trading in a narrow range with a downward bias, settling around $2315 per ounce pending the reaction to key US data and events. Gold prices have stabilized after recent strong selling that took them to a one-month low of $2286 per ounce, amid stronger-than-expected US jobs data and a slowdown in the pace of record gold ...
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Gold prices have seen a slight rebound, continuing to trade within a consolidation range. This movement reflects a shift by investors towards safe-haven assets in anticipation of several crucial economic events. The market is characterized by uncertainty as traders await the upcoming US Consumer Price Index (CPI) data and the Federal Reserve meeting, which ...
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In response to increasing investor demand for more cost-effective trading solutions, FP Markets, a global multi-asset Forex and CFD broker, has further reduced its spreads across various trading instruments. Christodoulos Psomas, Head of Risk at FP Markets, expressed his enthusiasm for the move and commented: ‘Through the continuous optimisation of our ...