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...
European stocks declined as investor sentiment turned cautious again amid revived tensions in the Middle East which sent crude oil prices rising, while L'Oreal SA surged after better-than-expected quarterly sales. The Stoxx Europe 600 Index was down 0.6% at 8:08 a.m. in London. L'Oreal...
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...
Gold surged close to a new record high as intensifying concerns about conflict in the Middle East pushed investors to the traditional safe haven. Spot bullion rose as much as 1.6% before paring gains after US officials said Israel had struck targets in Iran, raising the risk of a wider...
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% |