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GLOBAL
US Sanctions Companies Linked to Gold Trade to Fund Wagner Fighters
Wednesday, 28 June 2023 17:23 WIB

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...

MARKET UPDATE
Hong Kong stocks finish week on negative note
Friday, 19 April 2024 15:23 WIB

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...

ECONOMY
U.K. Retail Sector Posts Weaker March Sales Than Expected
Friday, 19 April 2024 13:17 WIB

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 CORNER
Wall Street and Main Street Still See Gains For Gold This Week Amid Extreme Volatility
Monday, 15 April 2024 13:10 WIB

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...

COMMODITY
Middle East turmoil props gold for fifth straight weekly gain
Friday, 19 April 2024 17:14 WIB

Gold prices rose on Friday and were poised for a fifth straight weekly gain as investors flocked towards the safe-haven asset as the escalating tensions between Iran and Israel fuelled fears of a wider regional conflict. Spot gold was up 0.3% at $2,385.22 per ounce, as of 0902 GMT, after hitting...

FISCAL & MONETARY
BoE's Bailey Says Latest Inflation Fall in Line with Forecasts
Thursday, 18 April 2024 00:10 WIB

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,"...

ECONOMIC CALENDAR
Time Country Figures Previous Actual
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%
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