The United States on Tuesday accused companies in the United Arab Emirates, the Central African Republic and Russia of engaging in illicit gold deals to help fund the mercenary fighters of Russia's Wagner Group. The U.S. Treasury Department said in a statement it has sanctioned four companies...
Hong Kong stocks were barely moved at the beginning of trade Thursday as investors weighed the outlook for US interest rates while keeping a close eye on developments in the Middle East crisis. The Hang Seng Index inched up 1.40 points, to 16,253.24. The Shanghai Composite Index fell 0.37...
Australian employment unexpectedly fell in March and the jobless rate rose, unwinding some of the huge upside surprise of the prior month and reflecting restrictive settings of monetary policy. The economy shed 6,600 roles, compared with a forecast gain of 10,000 and following an increase of over...
Gold prices chugged along for much last week, trading between $2,300 and $2,360 through Wednesday, shaking off hotter-than-expected CPI and lulling market participants into a false sense of stability. Then, late Thursday, the rollercoaster began to ratchet back up, with spot gold hitting a new...
Oil held the bulk of a large decline amid a slew of conflicting signals that ranged from rising stockpiles to tensions in the Middle East and the reimposition of US sanctions on Venezuelan crude. Global benchmark Brent traded above $87 a barrel after slumping by 3% on Wednesday, while West...
British inflation is broadly declining in line with the Bank of England's forecasts, and next month's numbers look on track for a sharp drop towards the central bank's 2% target, Governor Andrew Bailey said on Wednesday. "We're actually pretty much on track for where we thought we would be,"...
Time | Country | Figures | Previous | Actual |
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01.00 | U.S | Beige Book | - | - |
03.00 | U.S | TIC Long-Term Purchases | 14.0B | 71.5B |
08.30 | AUD | Employment Change (AUD) | 116.5K | -6.6K |
08.30 | AUD | Unemployment Rate | 3.7% | 3.8% |
08.30 | AUD | NAB Quarterly Business Confidence | -6 | -2 |