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 opened lower Tuesday as traders gear up for a Federal Reserve interest rate decision this week, hoping for guidance on its plans for interest rates. The Hang Seng Index dropped 0.65 percent, or 109.05 points, to 16,628.07. The Shanghai Composite Index eased 0.23 percent, or 6.95...
China's factory output and investment grew more strongly than expected at the start of the year, as Beijing targets an ambitious annual economic growth goal of around 5%. Industrial output rose 7% in January-February from the same period a year earlier, the National Bureau of Statistics said...
After last Friday's all-time high for a weekly close, gold picked right up where it left off last week, setting multiple all-time highs in both the spot and futures markets despite Fed Chair Powell's milquetoast Capitol Hill testimony and parallel all-time highs in equity markets and...
Gold was steady ahead of rate decisions in the coming week from countries representing almost half the global economy, including the US, the UK and Japan. Bullion is holding near record highs after rising sharply since mid-February, a rally that was partially driven by expectations...
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell told U.S. lawmakers on Thursday the central bank was "well aware" of the risks its tough monetary policy posed to workers, but said rate cuts would depend on the economy evolving as the Fed expects, with continued lower inflation. Powell, appearing before the...
Time | Country | Figures | Previous | Actual |
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10.30 | AUD | Cash Rate | 4.35% | |
10.30 | AUD | RBA Rate Statement | - | - |
11.30 | JPN | Revised Industrial Production m/m | -7.5% | |
14.00 | CHF | Trade Balance (CHF) | 4.74B | |
17.00 | EUR | German ZEW Economic Sentiment | 19.9 |