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What Is Negative Interest Rate Policy? And How Could It Impact the Gold Market?
Happy Thursday, traders. Let’s talk about everybody’s favorite water cooler topic: monetary policy!
Markets and investors of different stripes in recent weeks have been…
Gold Slips Further as Markit Flash PMI Rises to 36.4 in May
The IHS Markit flash composite PMI, which measures activity in services and manufacturing combined, rose from 27.0 in April to 36.4 in May according to the latest IHS report.…
Jobless Claims Rise 2.4 Million as Expected, Gold Prices Tick Downward
Another 2.44 million Americans applied for jobless benefits last week, more or less in line with market forecasts. 38.6 million people have applied for benefits since the…
Philadelphia Manufacturing Index Recovers Slower Than Expected, Gold Prices Tick Downward
The manufacturing industry has sunk further as a result of the coronavirus pandemic according to the latest report from the Philadelphia Federal Reserve. The Philadelphia Fed…
Fed Officials Discussed Both Conventional and Non-Conventional Monetary Policy Tools in April Meeting, Continue to See an Environment Broadly Supportive of Gold Prices
Federal Reserve officials at the regularly scheduled FOMC meeting ending April 29, the meeting minutes for which were released this afternoon,…
Fewer Than 1 Million Homes Started in April Amid 30% Drop, Gold Prices Hold Gains
Homebuilding in the US fell to the lowest rate in 5 years, according to the housing report released on Thursday by the Commerce Department. April housing starts plummeted…
Gold Price Preview: May 18 - May 22
Hello traders, welcome to our preview of this week’s trading calendar, with a focus on the macroeconomic data and market narratives that are mostly likely to impact gold prices…
Gold Price Recap: May 11 - May 15
Happy Friday, traders! Welcome back to our weekly market wrap, focusing on the news, events, and economic data that had the biggest impact over the last trading days on gold…
Consumer Sentiment Beats Expectations, Giving Hope to Some Analysts
The University of Michigan (UoM) consumer sentiment index came in at 73.7, beating expectations of 65 for May and above the 71.8 reading seen in April. Chief economist for the…
Manufacturing Activity in New York Remains in Steep Contraction, Gold Rises
New York manufacturing activity in May recovered slightly from the stunning low seen the month before, which was twice as bad as the worst reading during the Great Recession.…
US Retail Sales Lose 16.4% in Worst Month Ever, Gold Prices Hit Session Highs
Retail sales in the US saw the steepest monthly plunge in history, dropping below expectations for April. Sales fell 16.4% after dropping 8.3% the month before, beating an…
3 Million Initial Jobless Claims Last Week Show Severity of Labor Market Collapse
Initial jobless claims came in higher than expected in the week ended May 02, with 2.98 million claims vs. 2.5 million expected and 3.1 million the week before. Continuing…
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