Gold futures ended lower on Thursday as concerns surrounding U.S.-China trade talks eased and the dollar traded higher for the week. However, the largest monthly drop in retail sales in nine years backed expectations that the U.S. Federal Reserve will pause interest-rates hikes, helping to limit the loss for gold. April gold lost $1.20, or less than 0.1%, to settle at $1,313.90 an ounce, trading about 0.4% lower for the week so far. The SPDR Gold Shares ETF was up 0.4%. Source : Marketwatch
Gold rises as contained inflation data bolstered the Federal Reserve™s decision to go slow on raising rates, while investors track high-level trade talks between U.S., China in Beijing. Spot gold +0.2% to $1,308.35/oz at 7:11am in London. Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index -0.1% after ending Weds at highest since Jan. 2; index is heading for first back-to-back weekly gains this year. A key measure of U.S. inflation was little changed in January, while the broader...
Gold prices firmed on Friday as the dollar weakened slightly after disappointing U.S. data indicated slowing economic momentum, supporting the U.S. Federal Reserve's 'patient' monetary policy approach. Spot gold was little changed at $1,312.82 per ounce at 0009 GMT. It rose 0.5 percent in the previous session in its biggest intraday gain since Jan. 30. U.S. gold futures were up 0.1 percent at $1,315 an ounce. U.S. retail sales recorded their biggest drop in more than nine years in December...
Hong Kong stocks retreated Thursday as top US and Chinese officials met in Beijing for trade talks aimed at preventing an escalation in tariffs before a March 1 deadline. The Hang Seng Index lost 0.23 percent, or 65.54 points, to 28,432.05. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index closed 0.05 percent lower, or 1.37 points, to 2,719.70, while the Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks on China's second exchange, added 0.66 percent, or 9.16 points, to 1,398.84. Source: AFP
The pound declines for a second day ahead of PM May™s motion in parliament; faces a revolt from euroskeptic lawmakers from within her own party because they perceive it to take a no-deal exit from the EU off the table. Sterling down 0.2% to $1.2814, lowest level since Jan. 15; declines 0.1% to 87.73 pence per euro Members of the anti-EU European Research Group met with Chief Whip Julian Smith on Wednesday evening to insist that leaving the bloc without an agreement must remain an option,...
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) published the UK industrial and manufacturing production data on Monday, with the overall industrial activity showing terrible results in the month of December.
Manufacturing output arrived at -0.7% m/m in Dec versus 0.2% expectations and -0.1% (revised from -0.3%) booked in Nov, while total industrial output came in at -0.5% vs. 0.2% expected and -0.3% last.
On an annualized basis, the UK manufacturing production figures came in at -2.1% in Dec, missing expectations of -1.1% by a big margin. Total industrial output dropped further by -0.9% in Dec, missing expectations of a -0.5% reading and against the previous -1.3% (revised up from -1.5%) print.
Separately, the UK goods trade balance numbers were published, which arrived at GBP “12.100 billion in Dec, versus GBP -12.000 billion expectations and GBP -12.020 billion last. Total trade balance (non-EU) came in at GBP -3.600 billion in Dec versus GBP -3.925 billion previous.
Source: FXstreet
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Gold futures ended lower on Thursday as concerns surrounding U.S.-China trade talks eased and the dollar traded higher for the week. However, the largest monthly drop in retail sales in nine years backed expectations that the U.S. Federal Reserve will pause interest-rates hikes, helping to limit the loss for gold. April gold lost $1.20, or less than 0.1%, to settle at $1,313.90 an ounce, trading about 0.4% lower for the week so far. The SPDR Gold Shares ETF was up 0.4%. Source : Marketwatch
Gold rises as contained inflation data bolstered the Federal Reserve™s decision to go slow on raising rates, while investors track high-level trade talks between U.S., China in Beijing. Spot gold +0.2% to $1,308.35/oz at 7:11am in London. Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index -0.1% after ending Weds at highest since Jan. 2; index is heading for first back-to-back weekly gains this year. A key measure of U.S. inflation was little changed in January, while the broader...
Gold prices firmed on Friday as the dollar weakened slightly after disappointing U.S. data indicated slowing economic momentum, supporting the U.S. Federal Reserve's 'patient' monetary policy approach. Spot gold was little changed at $1,312.82 per ounce at 0009 GMT. It rose 0.5 percent in the previous session in its biggest intraday gain since Jan. 30. U.S. gold futures were up 0.1 percent at $1,315 an ounce. U.S. retail sales recorded their biggest drop in more than nine years in December...
Hong Kong stocks retreated Thursday as top US and Chinese officials met in Beijing for trade talks aimed at preventing an escalation in tariffs before a March 1 deadline. The Hang Seng Index lost 0.23 percent, or 65.54 points, to 28,432.05. The benchmark Shanghai Composite Index closed 0.05 percent lower, or 1.37 points, to 2,719.70, while the Shenzhen Composite Index, which tracks stocks on China's second exchange, added 0.66 percent, or 9.16 points, to 1,398.84. Source: AFP
The pound declines for a second day ahead of PM May™s motion in parliament; faces a revolt from euroskeptic lawmakers from within her own party because they perceive it to take a no-deal exit from the EU off the table. Sterling down 0.2% to $1.2814, lowest level since Jan. 15; declines 0.1% to 87.73 pence per euro Members of the anti-EU European Research Group met with Chief Whip Julian Smith on Wednesday evening to insist that leaving the bloc without an agreement must remain an option,...