Metals News
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Romania’s Mugur Isarescu, the world’s longest-serving central bank governor, is poised to be confirmed for a new five-year term as lawmakers seek a vote on the extension by the end of June. Isarescu took over the leadership of the National Bank of Romania in 1990, less than a year after the collapse of Nicolae Ceausescu’s communist regime, and has served ...
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A long-awaited expedition into an 18th-century shipwreck in the Caribbean Sea has reportedly begun. The government of Colombia launched the deep-water expedition of the San José shipwreck, which is rumored to contain cargo worth billions of dollars, last week. The galleon sank in 1708 en route to Cartagena, Colombia, after it was ambushed by an English ...
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Global central banks held more than 36,699 metric tons (MT) of gold in their reserves as of year-end 2023. Most of that supply has been amassed since 2010, when central bankers commenced a gold-buying spree. Central banks were net sellers of gold before that time, selling roughly 4,426 MT of gold between 2000 and 2009. But for nearly a decade and a half now ...
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The monthly CPI indicator rose 3.6% in the 12 months to April. The most significant price rises were Housing (+4.9%), Food and non-alcoholic beverages (+3.8%), Alcohol and tobacco (+6.5%) and Transport (+4.2%). Main features: Weighted average of eight capital cities, annual movement. table Monthly overview The monthly CPI indicator rose 3.6% in the 12 ...
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June Gold futures rose for the second straight session. Bob Iaccino has more.
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President Vladimir Putin said Tuesday that there would be "serious consequences" if Western countries allowed Ukraine to use their weapons to strike targets in Russia, as sought by Kyiv. The warning came as French President Emmanuel Macron said Kyiv should be allowed to "neutralise" Russian military bases from where Kremlin troops are firing missiles into ...
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Japanese consumer confidence and Australian inflation are the main points of focus for markets in Asia on Wednesday, as investors ponder the broader implications of a widespread ...
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Danielle DiMartino Booth has been beating the drums for weeks that the US is in recession and has been since October. No so fast says Jim Bianco. The lead chart shows Booth’s ...
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I’m fresh off the plane from Las Vegas—and no, I wasn’t hitting the slots, though the city’s Harry Reid International Airport sure hit the jackpot with a record-breaking 57.6 ...
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The monthly CPI indicator rose 3.6% in the 12 months to April. The most significant price rises were Housing (+4.9%), Food and non-alcoholic beverages (+3.8%), Alcohol and tobacco ...
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Bank of Japan board member Seiji Adachi: • Changing monetary policy frequently to stablise FX moves would lead to big changes in rate moves. • If interest rate moves are too big, ...
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Sr. Technical Strategist Michael Boutros (@MBForex) highlights the targets & invalidation levels that matter on the technical charts into the weekly open.
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Copper has been rallying like crazy in the past few months amid a pickup in global growth, Chinese stimulus measures and concerns over tightness in global mine supply. Unfortunately, as it’s often the case, the rally attracted the momentum players and the price got overstretched leading to an aggressive selloff without a clear catalyst. All else being ...
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RoboMarkets: upcoming changes to the trading schedule (the Memorial Day in the US and the Late May Spring Bank Holiday in the UK)22.05.2024 / 08:00Dear Clients and Partners, Please note the upcoming adjustments to the trading schedule. Holiday: the Memorial Day in the US and the Late May Spring Bank Holiday in the UK Dates: 27/05/2024 - 28/05/2024 This ...