Metals News
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A former Societe Generale trader who was fired for unauthorized risky bets has lambasted the French bank for making him a “scapegoat” and failing to take its share of responsibility for missing the trades. Kavish Kataria, who was dismissed from the bank’s Delta One desk last year, said the profits and losses on his trades were reported on a daily basis to ...
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Gold’s recent rally has sparked a bullion rush, but along with it came a surge in gold scams in China. Thousands of people in China have been duped into forking out money on “fake gold” — inferior or artificial gold — after trying to purchase so-called “999 gold” online, according to the government. The purest form of gold is commonly referred to as 999 ...
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The past century has been a wild ride for investors. This article explores ten of the most dramatic plunges the stock market has witnessed, from the tech-fueled Dot-com bubble burst to the global economic shock of the COVID-19 pandemic. Each crash offers a unique story, exposing vulnerabilities in the system and highlighting the interconnectedness of ...
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Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 175,000 in April, and the unemployment rate changed little at 3.9 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Job gains occurred in health care, in social assistance, and in transportation and warehousing. This news release presents statistics from two monthly surveys. The household survey ...
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Central banks reported 16t of net buying in March via the IMF and other public data sources. Demand remained healthy: monthly gross purchases were steady m/m at 40t, partly offset by gross sales of 25t.* charts March transactions were led by central banks who have been active recently. Major buyers were all from emerging markets. The Central Bank of ...
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The gold market is spinning its wheels, caught in a stalemate, which could create some profit-taking among investors and weigh on prices in the near term. According to analysts, gold investors need more clarity from the Federal Reserve as a rate cut this summer becomes increasingly unlikely. "It seems that gold bulls are a bit tired now, and they need a ...
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Hiring likely continued at a brisk pace in April as investors look for any cracks in the labor market that could sway the Federal Reserve. Nonfarm payrolls are expected to show a ...
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Seth Harris, Burnes Center for Social Change Senior Fellow at Northeastern University, discusses the current status of the economy and the labor market ahead of the April Jobs ...
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So maybe Fed Chair Powell did get an early look at the jobs report given his dovish leaning press conference on Wednesday. Non-farm payrolls rose 175k in April versus the 240k ...
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Total nonfarm payroll employment increased by 175,000 in April, and the unemployment rate changed little at 3.9 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Job ...
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Economic activity in the services sector contracted in April for the first time since December 2022, ending a period of 15 consecutive months of growth, say the nation's purchasing and supply executives in the latest Services ISM® Report On Business®. The Services PMI® registered 49.4 percent; it indicated sector expansion in 45 of the previous 47 months. The report was issued today by Anthony Nieves, CPSM, C.P.M., A.P.P., CFPM, Chair of the Institute for Supply Management® (ISM®) Services Business Survey Committee: "In April, the Services PMI® registered 49.4 percent, 2 percentage points lower than March's reading of 51.4 percent. The composite index indicated contraction in April after 15 consecutive months of growth since a reading of 49 percent in December 2022, the first contraction since May 2020 (45.4 percent). The Business Activity Index registered 50.9 percent in April, which is 6.5 percentage points lower than the 57.4 percent recorded in March. The New Orders Index ex post: US ISM Services Index Apr: 49.4 (est 52.0; prev 51.4) - Prices Paid: 59.2 (est 55.0; prev 53.4) - Employment: 49.5 (est 49.0; prev 48.5) - New Orders: 52.2 (est 54.5; prev 54.4)
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post: Fed’s Goolsbee: 175,000 New Jobs is a Very Solid Report - Bloomberg TV post: *GOOLSBEE: NEED TO TAKE A STEP BACK, SEE WHAT INFLATION BUMP IS post: Goolsbee: Hit a Bump on Inflation at the Start of the Year post: Goolsbee: the More Jobs Report That Look Like They Did Pre-Covid the More Confidence There’s That the Economy is Not Overheating post: *GOOLSBEE: DON'T WANT TO COMMIT TO TYING OUR HANDS ABOUT RATES
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The silver market initially plunged during the early hours on Thursday to reach the 50-Day EMA, and of course the $26 level. By doing so, the market has found plenty of buyers and therefore we ended up turning around the form a candlestick that suggests that we may end up closing with a bit of a hammer. At this point, silver is doing everything he can to ...
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The pound-dollar pair traded sideways in the last session. The Rate of Change (ROC) indicator is signaling positivity. Bitcoin gained 0.9% against the dollar in the last session. However, the ROC is giving a negative signal, indicating potential downward movement. The oil-dollar price remained largely unchanged in the last session. Despite this, the ...
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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 ...