Metals News
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Today, in light of intensified terrorist activity in the Middle East, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) issued an Advisory to assist financial institutions in detecting potentially illicit transactions related to Islamic Republic of Iran-backed terrorist organizations. The Advisory highlights the means by ...
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Curators are "devastated" after gold objects dating back 3,000 years to the Bronze Age were stolen from a museum. A gold torc and a gold bracelet were stolen during a break-in at Ely Museum on Tuesday. The museum acquired the torc, valued at £220,000, in 2017 using grants and donations and it said the loss was a "huge blow". Cambridgeshire Police said itwas ...
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When it comes to Contracts for Difference (CFDs), one of the most common questions among traders is how long do you hold a CFD? Unlike some financial instruments, CFDs do not have a fixed expiry date and therefore traders can use different trading strategies at their will. Nevertheless, the period that you keep a derivative will affect both your trading ...
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In the week ending May 4, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 231,000, an increase of 22,000 from the previous week's revised level. The previous week's level was revised up by 1,000 from 208,000 to 209,000. The 4-week moving average was 215,000, an increase of 4,750 from the previous week's revised average. The previous week's ...
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post: UK BOE DEP. GOV. BROADBENT: MARKET RATE CURVE MAY BE A LITTLE HIGH, BUT IT DOESN'T MEAN IT IS UNREASONABLE.
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Japan's top steelmaker, Nippon Steel, is sticking to its plan to close a deal by year-end to buy U.S. Steel, which it expects to boost output and profits, the company said on Thursday, despite resistance to the transaction in the U.S. In December, Nippon Steel offered nearly $15 billion to take over iconic U.S. Steel, drawing resistance from both President ...
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The Bank of England is likely to take another step towards its first interest rate cut in four years on Thursday as inflation falls, but will probably be cautious about signalling ...
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Bank of Japan board members turned overwhelmingly hawkish at their April policy meeting, with many calling for raising interest rates steadily to forestall risks of an inflation ...
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A simple model points to a risk that US inflation takes longer to return to the 2% target than expected by the Fed because inflation dynamics have not returned to pre-COVID ...
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We have raised interest rates over the past couple of years to help slow down price rises (inflation). It’s working. Inflation in the UK has fallen to its lowest level since ...
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The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) sets monetary policy to meet the 2% inflation target, and in a way that helps to sustain growth and employment. At its ...
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post: BOE'S BAILEY - LIKELY WE WILL NEED TO CUT BANK RATE OVER THE COMING QUARTERS BOE'S BAILEY - POSSIBLE WE WILL NEED TO CUT RATES MORE THAN CURRENTLY PRICED INTO MARKET RATES post: BOE GOV. BAILEY: WE HAVE NO PRECONCEPTIONS ABOUT HOW FAR AND FAST WE WILL CUT RATES. post: BOE GOV. BAILEY: MARKET MOVES IN INTEREST RATE EXPECTATIONS HAVE BEEN DOMINATED BY US MOVES. post: BOE GOV. BAILEY: THERE HAS BEEN SOME DECOUPLING RECENTLY BETWEEN UK AND US MARKET RATE EXPECTATIONS. post: BOE GOV. BAILEY: ONE SMALL CUT IN THE BANK RATE WOULD STILL LEAVE US WITH RESTRICTIVE MONETARY POLICY.
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Gold was rather choppy during the early hours on Wednesday, but we do still have a significant amount of support below that comes into the picture to offer a bit of a potential buying opportunity. After all, gold has a lot of things working for it right now as the geopolitical situation continues to be an absolute mess. Furthermore, we've been in an uptrend ...
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Gold's price movements suggest a bearish bias, with key support levels and potential targets indicating a possible continuation of the current downtrend. video 50-Day Moving Average is Key Lower Target: A key lower potential support level is around the 50-Day MA, currently at 2,251. It is close to converging with a Fibonacci confluence zone from 2,261 to ...
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CME Group, the world's leading derivatives marketplace, today reported its April 2024 market statistics set a new average daily volume (ADV) record of 26.5 million contracts for the month, up 33% from April 2023, with double-digit growth across all asset classes. Additionally, interest rate, equity index, foreign exchange and options products set new April ...