Metals News
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The governor of Colombia’s central-northern department of Santander, Juvenal Díaz, denounced the presence of members of the Gulf Clan, also known as the Gaitanista Army of Colombia (EGC), in the Santurbán moor. The EGC is a neo-paramilitary group and likely the country’s largest drug cartel, which was created after the demobilization of the United ...
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Friday night’s ZeroHedge Debate explored which is the superior asset: Gold or Bitcoin. Arguing in favor of Gold were investor Peter Schiff and NYU economist Nouriel Roubini, who went toe-to-toe with crypto proponents Erik Voorhees, a cryptocurrency entrepreneur and wealth manager Anthony Scaramucci. video Schiff made the case that Bitcoin cannot be a ...
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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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Phillip Lane (Dublin, 1959) is one of the six members of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank , along with President Christine Lagarde and Vice President Luis de Guindos . Lane speaks softly and precisely. It is evident that he makes an effort to choose his words well, and not only because at the time of the interview given to El Confidencial, on April 30, there were only five weeks left until the next ECB monetary policy meeting, in which Everyone expects a drop in interest rates from the current 4.5% . It would be the first since December 2015. If it occurs, it will put an end to the stage of increases that began in July 2022, to contain inflation that worsened considerably after the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February of that year, but that had already been several months above the 2% target. Lane makes it clear that his level of confidence in a lowering of the price of money has increased in the last month and admits that it would be a surprise if this did not occur but he also sends other messages. Although he rejects any specific comm post: LANE FROM ECB: APRIL SLOWDOWN IN SERVICES INFLATION MARKS SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS post: ECB'S LANE: CONFIDENCE ON INFLATION IMPROVING post: ECB'S LANE: EXAGGERATING IMPACT OF ECB, FED DIVERGENCE NOT NECESSARY post: ECB'S LANE: FED DECISIONS HAVE LIMITED IMPACT ON EURO AREA
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Silver has seen a significant rise in its value in 2024, with prices soaring from $22.55 USD/oz in February to a peak of $29.90 USD/oz on April 12th, reflecting a dynamic shift in market conditions and investor sentiment. The big problem that the silver market is facing currently is the (too) high number of speculators positioned on the long side. ...
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Friday night’s ZeroHedge Debate explored which is the superior asset: Gold or Bitcoin. Arguing in favor of Gold were investor Peter Schiff and NYU economist Nouriel Roubini, who went toe-to-toe with crypto proponents Erik Voorhees, a cryptocurrency entrepreneur and wealth manager Anthony Scaramucci. video Schiff made the case that Bitcoin cannot be a ...
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The team takes a look at the US economy, the Trump & interest rate situation, China / Singapore and the crypto news.
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Australia’s central bank will likely keep its key interest rate at a 12-year high and stick with it for much of the year to restrain inflationary pressures underpinned by a ...
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Labor has declared inflation the “primary focus” of this month’s federal budget, as the government walks the tightrope of lowering cost of living pressures while putting downward ...
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video The latest round of Gaza cease-fire talks ended in Cairo after “in-depth and serious discussions,” the Hamas militant group said Sunday, reiterating key demands that ...
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China's service economy expanded moderately in the opening month of the second quarter of 2024. Faster new business growth, the quickest in nearly a year, supported the latest ...
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Phillip Lane (Dublin, 1959) is one of the six members of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank , along with President Christine Lagarde and Vice President Luis de Guindos . Lane speaks softly and precisely. It is evident that he makes an effort to choose his words well, and not only because at the time of the interview given to El Confidencial, on April 30, there were only five weeks left until the next ECB monetary policy meeting, in which Everyone expects a drop in interest rates from the current 4.5% . It would be the first since December 2015. If it occurs, it will put an end to the stage of increases that began in July 2022, to contain inflation that worsened considerably after the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February of that year, but that had already been several months above the 2% target. Lane makes it clear that his level of confidence in a lowering of the price of money has increased in the last month and admits that it would be a surprise if this did not occur but he also sends other messages. Although he rejects any specific comm post: LANE FROM ECB: APRIL SLOWDOWN IN SERVICES INFLATION MARKS SIGNIFICANT PROGRESS post: ECB'S LANE: CONFIDENCE ON INFLATION IMPROVING post: ECB'S LANE: EXAGGERATING IMPACT OF ECB, FED DIVERGENCE NOT NECESSARY post: ECB'S LANE: FED DECISIONS HAVE LIMITED IMPACT ON EURO AREA
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Silver has seen a significant rise in its value in 2024, with prices soaring from $22.55 USD/oz in February to a peak of $29.90 USD/oz on April 12th, reflecting a dynamic shift in market conditions and investor sentiment. The big problem that the silver market is facing currently is the (too) high number of speculators positioned on the long side. ...
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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 ...