- Gold currently undervalued- Since 2000, the gold price has beaten the S&P 500 Index- A 'a once-in-a-decade opportunity' as gold-to-S&P 500 ratio is at its lowest point in 10 years.- Reached 'peak gold' as exploration budgets continue to tighten- $80 trillion sits in global equities, a 'ticking time bomb'- Gold remains an appealing diversifier in the current environment of high valuations and...Read More
SHANGHAI, Jan 9 (Reuters) - China's central bank said it will skip open market operations for the 12th straight trading day on Tuesday as liquidity levels in the banking system were "appropriate".On a net basis, the People's Bank of China (PBOC) will drain 130 billion yuan ($20.01 billion) from the money market for the day, equal to the amount of reverse repos due to mature on Tuesday.Th...Read More
LONDON, Jan 9 (Reuters) - British companies hired permanent staff last month at the fastest rate since August, pushing up starting salaries, recruiters said on Tuesday.The figures from the Recruitment and Employment Confederation contrast with the latest official data, which showed a fall in the number of people in work and sluggish pay growth during the three months to October.The REC said demand...Read More
* Euro below $1.20 on profit-taking after record long positions* Dollar still hampered by doubts over Fed rate hike scenario By Hideyuki SanoTOKYO, Jan 9 (Reuters) - The euro languished on Tuesday after slipping from last week's high as investors were cautious after a months-long rally, while the dollar firmed against the yen though a lack of catalysts tempered its momentum.The euro traded at $1....Read More
NEW YORK, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Two U.S. companies withdrew proposals to launch bitcoin-based exchange-traded funds pending before the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Monday, citing ongoing concerns by the regulatory agency, filings showed.Staff at the SEC "expressed concerns regarding the liquidity and valuation" of futures based on the digital assets, according to one of the fi...Read More
Yellow metal steady, hovering near $1320. Gold uptrend intact. The yellow metal continues to move sideways on Monday, near the 3-month high it reached last Thursday at $1,326/oz. Price has been consolidating between around $1,318 during the American session. Price bottomed earlier today at $1,314.50 and then rebounded but if failed to rally on top of $1,320. The bullish tone re...Read More
SYDNEY, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Australian job advertisements in newspapers and on the internet fell in December after a couple of months of solid gains, a survey showed on Tuesday, suggesting some cooling in what has been a very strong labour market.A monthly survey by Australia and New Zealand Banking Group showed total job advertisements dropped 2.3 percent in December, from November when they rose 1...Read More
* PREVIOUS TRADING SESSION MOVES:* SSEC +0.5 pct, CSI300 +0.5 pct, HSI +0.3 pct* HK->Shanghai Connect daily quota used 5.7 pct, Shanghai->HK daily quota used 24.9 pct* HK->Shenzhen Connect daily quota used 9.1 pct, Shenzhen->HK daily quota used 10.5 pct* CNY official close 6.4984 per dollar* FTSE China A50 +0.3 pct, BNY Mellon ADR China Select Index +0.6 pct SHANGHAI, Jan 9 (Reuters)...Read More
Jan 9 (Reuters) - For other diaries, please see:Top Economic Events Polling Unit Diary Today in Washington Political and General News DATE COUNTRY AUCTION DETAILS9-JanUnited States Sale of 3-year notes9-JanUnited KingdomAuction of 1 1/4 % Treasury Gilt 20279-JanNetherlands DSL auction9-JanBelgium Auction of Treasury bills10-Jan United States Sale of 10-year notes10-Jan Japan 6-month discount bill...Read More
Jan 9 (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 ----------------------------------------------------------- TUESDAY, JANUARY 9BRUSSELS - The European Commission holds a conference, with speakers including...Read More
TOKYO, Jan 9 (Reuters) - The Nikkei share average hit a 26-year high on Tuesday, helped by gains on Wall Street during a Japanese holiday and as a weaker yen lifted investors' appetite for risk.The Nikkei was up 0.9 percent at 23,952.61 in early trade, its highest since November 1991. Japanese markets were closed on Monday for a national holiday.The broader Topix was 0.7 percent higher at 1,892.71...Read More
TOKYO, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Japanese wages rose 0.1 percent in November from a year earlier after adjustments for inflation, offering hope that consumer spending will start to strengthen.The increase was the first in 11 months, which is also an encouraging sign that workers had more money to spend during the crucial year-end shopping season.Nominal cash earnings rose 0.9 percent in November from the...Read More
(Updates prices throughout)By Bruno FederowskiSAO PAULO, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Brazilian stocks edged higher to mark a record close on Monday, underpinned by optimism over the nation's fiscal outlook as well as a strong flow of international investment.The benchmark Bovespa stock index continued its climb following a seven-day string of gains. The rally in Brazilian stocks has been supported by invest...Read More
In an article penned in MarketWatch today by Myra Saefong, she looks back at historical data to conclude that the rally which began on December 12 of last year up until Friday logged the longest stretch of consecutive gains in gold futures on record. She is comparing it to a point in time in which gains in gold futures resulted in 10 consecutive gains in July 2011. During that period, gold prices...Read More
(Adds Rosengren's comments on inflation framework option)By Jason LangeWASHINGTON, Jan 8 (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve should consider changing its inflation target to allow for an acceptable range of inflation rates, Boston Federal Reserve President Eric Rosengren said on Monday.Currently, the Fed aims for U.S. consumer prices to rise 2 percent a year but the central bank has rarely met that t...Read More
Jan 9 (Reuters) - Stock MarketsNet ChngStock MarketsNet ChngS&P/ASX 200** 6130.4 8.10NZX 50**8,431.83 6.35DJIA**25,282.93-12.94NIKKEI**23,714.53208.20Nasdaq**7,157.38620.828FTSE**7,696.51 -27.71S&P 500** 2,747.71 4.56Hang Seng** 30,899.5384.89SPI 200 Fut 6089.0 8 STI** 3,512.18 22.73SSEC**3,410.0005 18.25 KOSPI** 2513.2815.76-----------------------------------------------------------------...Read More
The price of gold and gold mining stocks were very competitive in 2017. The yellow metal ended the year up a little more than 13 percent-its best year since 2010-while gold stocks, as measured by the NYSE Arca Gold Miners Index, gained more than 11 percent. All of this occurred even as large-cap stocks regularly closed at all-time highs and cryptocurrencies invited massive speculation.We can than...Read More
(Adds details throughout and updates prices to close)* TSX closes down 31.79 points, or 0.19 percent, at 16,317.65* Materials group falls 0.7 percent* Seven of the TSX's 10 main groups end lower TORONTO, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index retreated on Monday as shares of some materials and financial services companies weighed, offset by gains for marijuana producers.* The Toronto Stock...Read More
After touching a record high in intraday trading,the Dow ended the day just below breakeven, snapping a four-session win streak. However, the S&Pand Nasdaq both finished at record closing highs, and have yet to end a session in 2018 in the red. A rally in several tech and retail stocks helped push the indexes higher, though bank stocks pulled back ahead of the start of fourth-quarter earnings seas...Read More
WASHINGTON, Jan 8 (Reuters) - The Federal Reserve should consider changing its inflation target to allow for an acceptable range of inflation rates, Boston Federal Reserve President Eric Rosengren said on Monday.Rosengren said the optimal inflation target for the U.S. central bank might shift as time passes. "My own view is that we should be focused on an inflation range, with the potential t...Read More