Gold rose on Tuesday, with prices finding support after posting two consecutive sessions of losses. Traders eyed the potential for a U.S.-China trade deal and awaited the outcome of the Federal Reserve's two-day policy meeting, which ends Wednesday. February gold lost $3.20, or 0.2%, to settle at $1,468.10 an ounce. Source: marketwatch
The dollar and yen held the safe-haven high ground on Tuesday, with investors on edge ahead of a looming tariff deadline, the UK election and upcoming central bank meetings in Europe and the United States. Front of mind is whether Washington will go ahead with a fresh round of tariffs on Sunday, or whether a deal with China can be reached before then. White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said on Friday that the Dec. 15 deadline is still in place, but Bloomberg reported Agriculture...
Gold futures settled higher on Wednesday, then inched lower in electronic trading after the Federal Reserve held a key U.S. interest rate steady at a range of 1.5% to 1.75%, as expected. Following the Fed news, which came after gold futures settled, February gold was at $1,473.10 an ounce in electronic trading. It had ended the session up $6.90, or 0.5%, at $1,475 an ounce. Source: Marketwatch
Oil prices inched up on Tuesday as OPEC™s deal with associated producers last week to deepen output cuts in 2020 continued to provide a floor for prices, but U.S.-China trade tensions clouded the demand outlook. Brent crude was up 7 cents to $64.32 a barrel, and West Texas Intermediate oil settled up 22 cents at $59.24 a barrel. The benchmarks fell 0.2% and 0.3% respectively on Monday. Last week, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and associated producers like Russia...
Gold prices rose again on Tuesday as fears spread that the U.S. and China won™t sign an interim trade deal before the next round of U.S. import tariffs kicks in on Sunday. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, who already said last week that it would be better to postpone a trade deal with China until after next year™s election, told Fox Business News that it was more important to get a good deal than to get a quick one. Markets have taken the near-complete silence from Beijing and Washington...
China has issued a pair of travel warnings for the United States, warning its citizens that they could be subjected to police harassment and fall victim to criminals.
The Foreign Ministry warned citizens Tuesday that Chinese nationals traveling to the U.S. are "repeatedly harassed" by law enforcement agencies through "border interrogations, "drop-in visits and various other means."
The ministry urged Chinese citizens to step up the safety awareness and respond œactively and appropriately."
The Ministry of Culture and Tourism issued a separate travel warning citing a high frequency of shootings, robberies and thefts in the U.S.
Tuesday's alerts were issued a day after the education ministry warned that Chinese students and academics are facing strict visa restrictions imposed by the U.S. government, including delays or even rejections in receiving a visa.
The warnings come amid a sharp erosion of bilateral ties between Beijing and Washington amid a months-long trade war that has led to a series of retaliatory tit-for-tat tariff increases.
Source : VOA
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Gold rose on Tuesday, with prices finding support after posting two consecutive sessions of losses. Traders eyed the potential for a U.S.-China trade deal and awaited the outcome of the Federal Reserve's two-day policy meeting, which ends Wednesday. February gold lost $3.20, or 0.2%, to settle at $1,468.10 an ounce. Source: marketwatch
The dollar and yen held the safe-haven high ground on Tuesday, with investors on edge ahead of a looming tariff deadline, the UK election and upcoming central bank meetings in Europe and the United States. Front of mind is whether Washington will go ahead with a fresh round of tariffs on Sunday, or whether a deal with China can be reached before then. White House economic adviser Larry Kudlow said on Friday that the Dec. 15 deadline is still in place, but Bloomberg reported Agriculture...
Gold futures settled higher on Wednesday, then inched lower in electronic trading after the Federal Reserve held a key U.S. interest rate steady at a range of 1.5% to 1.75%, as expected. Following the Fed news, which came after gold futures settled, February gold was at $1,473.10 an ounce in electronic trading. It had ended the session up $6.90, or 0.5%, at $1,475 an ounce. Source: Marketwatch
Oil prices inched up on Tuesday as OPEC™s deal with associated producers last week to deepen output cuts in 2020 continued to provide a floor for prices, but U.S.-China trade tensions clouded the demand outlook. Brent crude was up 7 cents to $64.32 a barrel, and West Texas Intermediate oil settled up 22 cents at $59.24 a barrel. The benchmarks fell 0.2% and 0.3% respectively on Monday. Last week, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and associated producers like Russia...
Gold prices rose again on Tuesday as fears spread that the U.S. and China won™t sign an interim trade deal before the next round of U.S. import tariffs kicks in on Sunday. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross, who already said last week that it would be better to postpone a trade deal with China until after next year™s election, told Fox Business News that it was more important to get a good deal than to get a quick one. Markets have taken the near-complete silence from Beijing and Washington...