Metals News
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If I was to tell you that a 1968 Grand Seiko just sold for around $90,321.00 (or exactly ¥13,501,000) via an online Yahoo auction this week, I would not be offended if you didn’t believe me. Who would pay such a sum for a dirty, old Japanese watch from an unknown seller offering poor quality photos and not a single shot of the movement? A collector who ...
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A guest on the popular show Antiques Roadshow brought with her an amethyst necklace, a family heirloom, that supposedly belonged to a British socialite and the mistress of King Edward VII. If the guest was looking for a nice pay day, her hopes were quickly dashed when jewelry expert Sarah Churgin appraised the piece at just '$3,000 to $4,000' after ...
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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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The number of job openings changed little at 8.5 million on the last business day of March, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the month, the number of hires changed little at 5.5 million while the number of total separations decreased to 5.2 million. Within separations, quits (3.3 million) and layoffs and discharges (1.5 million) changed little. This release includes estimates of the number and rate of job openings, hires, and separations for the total nonfarm sector, by industry, and by establishment size class. Job Openings On the last business day of March, the number of job openings changed little at 8.5 million; this measure was down by 1.1 million over the year. The rate was little changed at 5.1 percent in March. Job openings decreased in construction (-182,000) and in finance and insurance (-158,000), but increased in state and local government education (+68,000). (See table 1.) Hires In March, the number of hires was little changed at 5.5 million but was down by 455,000 over the year. The rate, at 3.5 percent, changed little in March. (See table 2.) Separations Total separations include quits, layoffs and discharges, and other separations. Quits are generally voluntary separations initiated by the employee. Therefore, the quits rate can serve as a measure of workers’ willingness or ability to leave jobs. Layoffs and discharges are involuntary separations initiated by the employer. Other separations include separations due to retirement, death, disability, and transfers to other locations of the same firm. post: The private-sector job vacancy rate fell to 5.3% in March, the lowest level since January 2021 There were 1.3 vacancies for every unemployed worker in March, the lowest since August 2021 pic.twitter.com/RkgPX1elhk post: U.S. quits rate fell to 2.1% in March 2024 (lowest since August 2020) pic.twitter.com/WWDrqNaml2
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Private payrolls increased at a faster-than-expected pace in April, indicating there are still plenty of tail winds for the U.S. labor market, according to ADP. A separate report indicated that job openings continue on the decline, falling to their lowest level since early 2021. The payrolls processing firm reported Wednesday that companies added 192,000 ...
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Construction spending during March 2024 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $2,083.9 billion, 0.2% below the revised February estimate of $2,087.8 billion, according to the Department of Labor. The March figure is 9.6% above the March 2023 estimate of $1,901.4 billion. During the first three months of this year, construction spending ...
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After three straight hotter-than-expected inflation reports, Federal Reserve officials have turned more cautious about the prospect of interest rate cuts this year. The big ...
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Even borrowing money is more expensive these days — and the Federal Reserve might decide to keep it that way for a while. All eyes are on the Fed’s May meeting today, where Fed ...
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The Federal Reserve is expected to announce Wednesday that it is keeping interest rates at a quarter-century high for the sixth-straight meeting. Officials are not yet convinced ...
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Private sector employment increased by 192,000 jobs in April and annual pay was up 5.0 percent year-over-year, according to the April ADP® National Employment Report™ produced by ...
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Economic activity in the manufacturing sector contracted in April after one month of expansion following 16 consecutive months of contraction, say the nation's supply executives ...
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The number of job openings changed little at 8.5 million on the last business day of March, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over the month, the number of hires changed little at 5.5 million while the number of total separations decreased to 5.2 million. Within separations, quits (3.3 million) and layoffs and discharges (1.5 million) changed little. This release includes estimates of the number and rate of job openings, hires, and separations for the total nonfarm sector, by industry, and by establishment size class. Job Openings On the last business day of March, the number of job openings changed little at 8.5 million; this measure was down by 1.1 million over the year. The rate was little changed at 5.1 percent in March. Job openings decreased in construction (-182,000) and in finance and insurance (-158,000), but increased in state and local government education (+68,000). (See table 1.) Hires In March, the number of hires was little changed at 5.5 million but was down by 455,000 over the year. The rate, at 3.5 percent, changed little in March. (See table 2.) Separations Total separations include quits, layoffs and discharges, and other separations. Quits are generally voluntary separations initiated by the employee. Therefore, the quits rate can serve as a measure of workers’ willingness or ability to leave jobs. Layoffs and discharges are involuntary separations initiated by the employer. Other separations include separations due to retirement, death, disability, and transfers to other locations of the same firm. post: The private-sector job vacancy rate fell to 5.3% in March, the lowest level since January 2021 There were 1.3 vacancies for every unemployed worker in March, the lowest since August 2021 pic.twitter.com/RkgPX1elhk post: U.S. quits rate fell to 2.1% in March 2024 (lowest since August 2020) pic.twitter.com/WWDrqNaml2
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Gold bears took control on Tuesday, pressing the price below the resistance-turned-support trendline, which halted last week’s decline, and towards the 200-period exponential moving average (EMA) in the four-hour chart at 2,280. In the technical indicators, the RSI and the stochastic oscillator have stabilized their downfall near their previous lows within ...
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Both key precious metals moved decisively lower today, which is in perfect tune with their recent price patterns. Consolidations, pauses, and breathers are the same thing (their length differs) and they serve one purpose – to cool down people’s emotions and prepare them for the next moves. When prices move far and fast, it “seems” and “feels” excessive and ...
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FNG has learned via regulatory filings that FCA licensed Retail FX, CFDs and spread betting broker Acetop Financial Limited (website: acetop.uk) saw a significant increase in activity in 2023, led by active Spot Gold trading among its clients. Revenues at Acetop increased by more than 300% in 2023, coming in at £757K versus just £181K in 2022. We’d note, ...