- FBI warns of attacks in US after similar crimes in Taiwan, Thailand and Europe- Hackers have stolen c.$1 million from ATMs across the US warns U.S. Secret Service- Target Diebold Nixdorf machines - #1 global ATM provider, 35% of ATMs worldwide- Digital deposits increasingly vulnerable - Time to save in physical goldEditor: Mark O'ByrneSource: TechViral.net$1 million has been stolen from AT...Read More

Trump is a joker. It is better to ignore his state of the Union address and focus on economic fundamentals and central bank excesses. The US January ADP employment number will impact currencies and precious metals only if it is on the extreme higher/lower side of expectation. Physical demand for gold and silver will be the key. There will be a sell off if there is no physical demand for gold sil...Read More

* Aussie shares rise 0.7 percent* Materials and financials lead the gains* NZ falls on utilities and consumer discretionary By Aditya SoniFeb 1 (Reuters) - Australian shares rose on Thursday, underpinned by strong gains in mining stocks and financials after an upbeat lead from Wall Street, while sentiment also got a boost from data showing Australia's manufacturing expanded last month.The S&P...Read More

SHANGHAI, Feb 1 (Reuters) - China's central bank said it will skip open market operations for the sixth straight trading day on Thursday as liquidity levels in the banking system were "relatively high".On a net basis, the People's Bank of China (PBOC) will drain 80 billion yuan ($12.73 billion) from the money market for the day, equal to the amount of reverse repos due to mature on Thurs...Read More

I added a new stock to my portfolio today. A pretty straight forward story. The stock is Metalla Royalty and Streaming and is listed on the CSE under the symbol MTA. I bought my position at 72 cent...Read full newsRead More

USD rises across the board after FOMC statement.  Fed kept rates unchanged and left the door open for a March rate hike.  Gold hits fresh weekly low near $1,330/oz.  The US dollar rose moderately across the board after the release of the FOMC statement. The stronger US dollar pushed gold to the downside.  Initially, the yellow metal rose to $1,344/oz approaching daily highs b...Read More

* Dollar supported after Fed's slightly hawkish stance* U.S. data awaited for dollar to potentially consolidate gains By Shinichi SaoshiroTOKYO, Feb 1 (Reuters) - The dollar kept modest gains against its peers on Thursday after the Federal Reserve signalled its confidence about inflation and growth in the world's biggest economy, with traders now waiting on a host of indicators including non-farm...Read More

Westhaven Ventures Inc. (TSX-V:WHN) is pleased to announce that it has received proceeds of $85,200 related to the exercise of warrants.Read full newsRead More

SEOUL, Feb 1 (Reuters) - South Korea's Celltrion Inc shares fell almost 3 percent on Thursday, after the biopharma company said it had received a warning letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The letter asked Celltrion to turn in supplemental documents about changes the FDA had asked for regarding its pharmaceutical production, Celltrion said in a statement on its website. The s...Read More

* PREVIOUS TRADING SESSION MOVES:* SSEC -0.2 pct, CSI300 +0.5 pct, HSI +0.9 pct* Shanghai->HK daily quota used 47.3 pct* HK->Shenzhen Connect daily quota used 2.7 pct, Shenzhen->HK daily quota used 10.9 pct* CNY official close 6.2865 per dollar* FTSE China A50 +1.6 pct, BNY Mellon ADR China Select Index +0.6 pct SHANGHAI, Feb 1 (Reuters) - Following is a list of recent corporate and poli...Read More

(Kitco News) - This year will be filled with a number of risks surrounding global economy, which makes gold the perfect “defensive play” of 2018, said Mitsubishi analyst Jonathan Butler.Gold will remain supported throughout this year due to “favorable real rate environment and a subdued U.S. dollar,” Butler wrote in a note on Wednesday.The Federal Reserve kept its rates unc...Read More

(Kitco News) - This year will be filled with a number of risks surrounding global economy, which makes gold the perfect “defensive play” of 2018, said Mitsubishi analyst Jonathan Butler.Gold will remain supported throughout this year due to “favorable real rate environment and a subdued U.S. dollar,” Butler wrote in a note on Wednesday.The Federal Reserve kept its rates unc...Read More

Feb 1(Reuters) - For other diaries, please see:Top Economic Events Polling Unit Diary Today in Washington Political and General News DATE COUNTRY AUCTION DETAILS 1-FebJapan 3-month discount bill auction 1-FebJapan Auction of 10-year government bonds 1-FebSpain Bond auction 1-FebSwedenAuction of inflation-linked government bonds 5-FebNetherlands DTC auction 5-FebFranceAuction of BTF Treasury notes...Read More

LONDON, Feb 1 (Reuters) - British electric motor manufacturer YASA said on Thursday it was increasing its production capacity from 2,000 to 100,000 units with a new factory to tap into growing demand from carmakers for greener technologies. Automakers are racing to build greener vehicles and improve charge times in a bid to meet rising customer demand and air quality targets but Britain lacks suf...Read More

The Federal Open Market Committee says current conditions indicate that the overnight funds rate should remain anchored at 1.25 to 1.5 percent. "Inflation on a 12-month basis is expected to move up this year and to stabilize around the Committee's 2 percent objective over the medium term," the Fed statement says. The decision came at Janet Yellen's final meeting as Fed chair. Jeff Cox| @JeffCo...Read More

Feb 1 (Reuters) - For other diaries, please see:Top Economic Events Government Debt Auctions Political and General News Events Index of All Diaries Guide to Economic Indicators -----------------------------------------------------------This Diary is filed daily. ** Indicates new events ----------------------------------------------------------- THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1PRAGUE - Czech National Bank hold...Read More

Feb 1 (Reuters) -For other diaries, please see:U.S. Federal Reserve Polling Unit Diary Today in Washington Political and General News -----------------------------------------------------------This Diary is filed daily. ** Indicates new events ----------------------------------------------------------- THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 1BELGRADE - EIB Vice President Dario Scannapieco will hold a press conference...Read More

(Adds detail, analyst comment)* Jan CPI +1.0 pct y/y (Reuters poll +1.3 pct)* Jan CPI +0.4 pct m/m (Reuters poll +0.7 pct) By Cynthia Kim and Dahee KimSEOUL, Feb 1(Reuters) - South Korea's annual inflation fell in January to its slowest in 17 months as fresh food costs declined, dropping further away from the central bank's 2 percent target. The consumer price index rose 1.0 percent in January f...Read More

(Adds data on other business units)By Salvador Rodriguez and Pushkala AripakaJan 31 (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp beat Wall Street's profit forecast on Tuesday, helped by growth in its cloud computing business, but took a $13.8 billion one-time charge due to the new U.S. tax law. Stock of the world's largest software company, which have risen almost 50 percent over the past 12 months, initially fell...Read More

Garibaldi Resources Popular junior mining stock Garibaldi Resources receives some harsh comments from Brent Cook at the 2018 Vancouver Resource Investment Conference. At the Vancouver Resource Inve...Read full newsRead More