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 shares sank Friday as reports said explosions had been heard in Iran and Syria, sparking worries of a region-wide war in the Middle East after last weekend's attack on Israel by Tehran. The Hang Seng Index fell 0.99 percent, or 161.73 points, to 16,224.14. The Shanghai Composite Index...
Retail sales were flat last month in the U.K., limiting the boost to wider economic growth at the start of the year. Total sales volumes were no higher in March than in February, according to figures released Friday by the Office for National Statistics. This was a weaker reading than had been...
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...
Silver prices (XAG/USD) rose on Friday, according to FXStreet data. Silver trades at $28.32 per troy ounce, up 0.28% from the $28.24 it cost on Thursday. Silver prices have increased by 11.19% since the beginning of the year. The Gold/Silver ratio, which shows the number of troy ounces of Silver...
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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06.30 | JPN | National Core CPI y/y | 2.8% | 2.6% |
13.00 | EUR | German PPI m/m | -0.4% | 0.2% |
13.00 | GBP | Retail Sales m/m (GBP) | 0.1% | 0.0% |
19th-20th | CHN | Foreign Direct Investment ytd/y | -19.9% |