Metals News
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Romania’s Mugur Isarescu, the world’s longest-serving central bank governor, is poised to be confirmed for a new five-year term as lawmakers seek a vote on the extension by the end of June. Isarescu took over the leadership of the National Bank of Romania in 1990, less than a year after the collapse of Nicolae Ceausescu’s communist regime, and has served ...
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A long-awaited expedition into an 18th-century shipwreck in the Caribbean Sea has reportedly begun. The government of Colombia launched the deep-water expedition of the San José shipwreck, which is rumored to contain cargo worth billions of dollars, last week. The galleon sank in 1708 en route to Cartagena, Colombia, after it was ambushed by an English ...
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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 ...
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post: BOJ'S ADACHI: WE WILL MORE CAREFULLY WATCH LONG-TERM INTEREST RATE MOVES post: BOJ'S ADACHI: DON'T HAVE STRONG VIEW ON WHETHER BOJ BOND BUYING REDUCTION SHOULD COME SOON, OR LATER post: BOJ BOARD MEMBER ADACHI: THERE WAS NO POLICY IMPLICATION TO BOJ'S SINGLE-DAY DECREASE IN BOND BUYING post: BOJ'S ADACHI: MY INFLATION FORECASTS HAVEN'T CHANGED MUCH FROM APRIL post: BOJ'S ADACHI: DON'T HAVE PRESET PLAN, IDEA ON HOW SOON TO REDUCE BOJ'S BOND BUYING
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This week we cover crashing fund flows, an aging Risk Cycle, mild intermediate sentiment, stretched gold, a confirmed breakout in a potash producer, and a major squeeze in currencies, plus more. 1. We hit the 19k level and upper weekly band that we pointed out last week. As we’ll show, the primary path of least resistance is still up but we could see some ...
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Chinese silver imports could surge in coming weeks, as traders take advantage of a jump in demand that’s taken prices well above the international market. Silver’s in a sweet spot because of its dual uses as an industrial metal and a financial asset. It’s an important material in solar panels, which China continues to build in vast quantities, and it’s also ...
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Japanese consumer confidence and Australian inflation are the main points of focus for markets in Asia on Wednesday, as investors ponder the broader implications of a widespread ...
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I’m fresh off the plane from Las Vegas—and no, I wasn’t hitting the slots, though the city’s Harry Reid International Airport sure hit the jackpot with a record-breaking 57.6 ...
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China’s most forceful attempt to shore up its beleaguered property market is expected to improve growth prospects modestly this year, according to economists surveyed by ...
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The monthly CPI indicator rose 3.6% in the 12 months to April. The most significant price rises were Housing (+4.9%), Food and non-alcoholic beverages (+3.8%), Alcohol and tobacco ...
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post: #GERMANY 'S HESSE MAY CONSUMER PRICES RISE 1.9% Y/Y - BBG *GERMANY'S SAXONY MAY CONSUMER PRICES RISE 3.1% Y/Y *GERMANY'S NRW MAY CPI RISES 2.5% Y/Y *GERMANY'S BAVARIA MAY CPI RISES 2.7% Y/Y *GERMANY'S BRANDENBURG MAY CPI RISES 2.9% Y/Y
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Bank of Japan board member Seiji Adachi: • Changing monetary policy frequently to stablise FX moves would lead to big changes in rate moves. • If interest rate moves are too big, ...
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Sr. Technical Strategist Michael Boutros (@MBForex) highlights the targets & invalidation levels that matter on the technical charts into the weekly open.
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Copper has been rallying like crazy in the past few months amid a pickup in global growth, Chinese stimulus measures and concerns over tightness in global mine supply. Unfortunately, as it’s often the case, the rally attracted the momentum players and the price got overstretched leading to an aggressive selloff without a clear catalyst. All else being ...
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RoboMarkets: upcoming changes to the trading schedule (the Memorial Day in the US and the Late May Spring Bank Holiday in the UK)22.05.2024 / 08:00Dear Clients and Partners, Please note the upcoming adjustments to the trading schedule. Holiday: the Memorial Day in the US and the Late May Spring Bank Holiday in the UK Dates: 27/05/2024 - 28/05/2024 This ...