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Weekly Markets Monitor - Bars trump bracelets
The Fed, ECB, Bank of England, and BoJ all held rates steady last week, even as conflicting Middle East war headlines and sticky inflation clouded the outlook. Strong US corporate earnings and a surge in China's industrial profits were a bright spot amid the uncertainty. Global equities closed the week mixed, while bond yields rose, oil prices firmed, and the dollar edged lower. Global gold demand, including OTC investment, rose 2% y/y to 1,231t in Q1 – their total value jumped 74% y/y to a record high of US$193bn. Strong investment offset weak fabrication, a feature of gold’s demand stability. Despite sales in ... (full story)
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From @RedboxWire|May 5, 2026|22 commentsPENTAGON CHIEF HEGSETH SAYS OPERATION PROJECT FREEDOM IS NOT PART OF EPIC FURY AND IS ONLY TEMPORARY. HEGSETH: IRAN HAS NO CONTROL OVER STRAIT, US CAN OPEN STRAIT OF HORMUZ WITHOUT ENTERING IRANIAN AIRSPACE OR WATERS, MANY MORE SHIPS READY TO PASS THROUGH STRAIT. U.S. AIMS TO SAFEGUARD SHIPPING FROM IRAN'S AGGRESSION, STRESSING THEY ARE NOT SEEKING CONFLICT, WHILE CALLING IRAN THE CLEAR AGGRESSOR AND NOTING THEIR HARASSMENT OF SHIPS IN THE STRAIT OF HORMUZ HAS GONE ON FOR TOO LONG. HEGSETH: U.S. BLOCKADE REMAINS IN FULL EFFECT || CENTCOM, PARTNER NATIONS IN ACTIVE COMMUNICATION WITH HUNDREDS OF SHIPS, SHIPPING COMPANIES AND INSURERS || IRAN WILL FACE OVERWHELMING FIREPOWER IF IT ATTACKS COMMERCIAL SHIPPING Hegseth: Soon we will hand responsibility of strait to the world
From etfdb.com|May 5, 2026On Monday, May 4, the Sprott Physical Copper Trust (SCOP), began trading on the NYSE Arca. Previously a non-redeemable investment fund, the trust has now been restructured into a ...
From cnbc.com|May 5, 2026|10 commentsUp until the weekend, global markets had been betting on a fragile ceasefire between the U.S. and Iran turning into a longer-term peace deal. But escalatory rhetoric, action over ...
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From bea.gov|May 5, 2026The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis announced today that the goods and services deficit was $60.3 billion in March, up $2.5 billion from $57.8 billion ...
From statcan.gc.ca|May 5, 2026In March, Canada's merchandise exports posted a strong increase, rising 8.5%, while imports fell 1.6%. As a result, Canada's merchandise trade balance with the world went from a ...
From ecb.europa.eu|May 5, 2026|2 commentsIt is a pleasure to open this conference on climate, nature and monetary policy – the first of its kind at the ECB and one that would have been hard to imagine even a decade ago. ...
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