Gold ended lower on Tuesday, overshadowed by a stronger U.S. dollar, while silver gained to tally another finish at its highest in more than a year. Gold for August delivery on Comex declined $5.20, or 0.4%, to settle at $1,421.70 an ounce. Prices saw a brief pop higher in the immediate wake of some downbeat economic data, which showed a fall in June U.S. existing home sales. September silver however, rose 6.5 cents, or 0.4%, to finish at $16.476 an ounce, marking its seventh gain in eight...
Silver futures settled at a 13-month high on Monday, outpacing strength in gold, which saw prices eke out only a modest gain. Rising geopolitical worries on the back of Iran's seizure of a British-flagged tanker, as investors look for major central banks to ease policy, provided support for the precious metals. September silver rose 21.6 cents, or 1.3%, to settle at $16.411 an ounce ” logging the highest finish for a most-active contract since June 22, 2018, according to FactSet...
Stocks logged small gains Monday, buoyed by tech shares, as investors prepared for a busy week that will see more than 140 S&P 500 companies and a third of Dow Jones Industrial Average components deliver second-quarter results. The Dow rose around 17 points, or 0.1%, to end near 27,172, according to preliminary figures, while the S&P 500 rose around 8 points, or 0.3%, to finish near 2,985. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite advanced around 58 points, or 0.7%, to close near 8,204. Tech...
Gold prices rose on Monday in Asia after landing a second-straight week of gains as traders expect a U.S. rate cut this month. Gold futures for August delivery, traded on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange inched up 0.1% to $1,427.75 by 12:15 AM ET (04:15 GMT). The yellow metal was supported by IMF™s comments that the U.S. dollar is overvalued, and U.S. President Donald Trump™s call for lower interest rates. On Friday, the President accused the Federal Reserve of...
Gold futures hovered near unchanged Monday, in consolidation mode after hitting a six-year high last week but underpinned by rising geopolitical worries after Iran seized a British-flagged tanker and as investors look for major central banks to ease policy. Gold for August delivery on Comex was up 10 cents, or less than 0.1%, at $1,426.80 an ounce, while September silver rose 21.5 cents, or 1.3%, to $16.41 an ounce. But the analysts expect gold prices to stagnate over the remainder of the...
Falling air fares and car prices saw U.K. inflation return to the Bank of England™s target last month.
Consumer prices rose 2% from a year earlier, down from 2.1% in April, the Office for National Statistics said Wednesday. Core inflation slowed to 1.7% from 1.8%.
Air fares, which surged in an Easter-related boost in April, fell 5.2% in May compared with a 10% increase a year earlier. Vehicle prices declined 0.3%, and there was also downward pressure from the cost of auto fuel, which rose less than it did last May.
Upward pressures came from rising prices for games, toys, hobbies, furniture and accommodation.
The BOE expects inflation to fall back below target this year, giving officials breathing space to keep interest rates on hold amid the continuing uncertainty over Brexit. Policy makers will announce their latest decision at noon on Thursday.
While the labor market remains tight, growth in the wider economy is slowing sharply as the first-quarter boost from stockpiling evaporates.
Inflation in the services sector, seen as a proxy for domestically generated inflation, slowed to 2.6% in May from 2.9% in April, while goods-price inflation edged up to 1.5%.
Other figures showed pipeline pressures remained subdued, with producer input prices rising just 1.3% from a year earlier, the weakest reading in three years. Cheaper oil drove the slowdown. Output prices gained 1.8%, also the least since 2016.
House prices in England and Wales rose an annual 1.4% in April amid concerns over Brexit and higher property taxes. In London, they fell 1.2%. Prices rose on the month, however, in a sign the property market may be stabilizing.
Wales was the strongest U.K. region, with house prices up 6.7% on the year, the biggest increase since 2014.
Source : Bloomberg
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Gold ended lower on Tuesday, overshadowed by a stronger U.S. dollar, while silver gained to tally another finish at its highest in more than a year. Gold for August delivery on Comex declined $5.20, or 0.4%, to settle at $1,421.70 an ounce. Prices saw a brief pop higher in the immediate wake of some downbeat economic data, which showed a fall in June U.S. existing home sales. September silver however, rose 6.5 cents, or 0.4%, to finish at $16.476 an ounce, marking its seventh gain in eight...
Silver futures settled at a 13-month high on Monday, outpacing strength in gold, which saw prices eke out only a modest gain. Rising geopolitical worries on the back of Iran's seizure of a British-flagged tanker, as investors look for major central banks to ease policy, provided support for the precious metals. September silver rose 21.6 cents, or 1.3%, to settle at $16.411 an ounce ” logging the highest finish for a most-active contract since June 22, 2018, according to FactSet...
Stocks logged small gains Monday, buoyed by tech shares, as investors prepared for a busy week that will see more than 140 S&P 500 companies and a third of Dow Jones Industrial Average components deliver second-quarter results. The Dow rose around 17 points, or 0.1%, to end near 27,172, according to preliminary figures, while the S&P 500 rose around 8 points, or 0.3%, to finish near 2,985. The tech-heavy Nasdaq Composite advanced around 58 points, or 0.7%, to close near 8,204. Tech...
Gold prices rose on Monday in Asia after landing a second-straight week of gains as traders expect a U.S. rate cut this month. Gold futures for August delivery, traded on the Comex division of the New York Mercantile Exchange inched up 0.1% to $1,427.75 by 12:15 AM ET (04:15 GMT). The yellow metal was supported by IMF™s comments that the U.S. dollar is overvalued, and U.S. President Donald Trump™s call for lower interest rates. On Friday, the President accused the Federal Reserve of...
Gold futures hovered near unchanged Monday, in consolidation mode after hitting a six-year high last week but underpinned by rising geopolitical worries after Iran seized a British-flagged tanker and as investors look for major central banks to ease policy. Gold for August delivery on Comex was up 10 cents, or less than 0.1%, at $1,426.80 an ounce, while September silver rose 21.5 cents, or 1.3%, to $16.41 an ounce. But the analysts expect gold prices to stagnate over the remainder of the...