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“The only problem with heroin is that it is so moreish.” That’s one of the comments on an FT story ($) about remarks made by the outgoing chairman of Britain’s Financial Services Authority, Lord Turner, in favour of limited money printing for direct funding of government spending. In Turner’s words: “I ...
Gold has been hammering away at the $1,690 mark for the last couple of trading sessions, but with no luck so far. Silver looks to be setting up for a move back over $32 and put in a stronger showing on Friday than either gold, platinum or palladium. This morning European stocks are edging towards two-year highs – a further sign of ...
“Safe haven” trades have increased in popularity over the last 24 hours, with news of disappointing Q3 earnings from Apple and lack of agreement over the terms of the next tranche of aid to Greece spooking investors. US Treasury and German Bund yields have nudged lower as a result, while the dollar is finding buying support ...
Precious metals have started the week on a weak note, with gold falling back to $1,770 – after reaching an 11-month high of $1,796 on Friday – while silver is trading just below $34. Platinum and palladium are also struggling along with industrial commodities such as crude oil and copper, with pessimism and growth expectations ...
Precious metal prices have dipped this morning. No prizes for guessing why: eurozone uncertainty, with increasing doubts among traders as to whether or not Spain will make a formal request for a bailout, and media reports of disagreement between France and Germany as to the best means of dealing with bailed out nations. France is ...
Gold is down around 0.7% for the week as of this morning’s London Fix, with silver, platinum and palladium following suit. Worries about Europe have dragged on prices, with the high-profile disagreement between European Central Bank President Mario Draghi and German Chancellor Angela Merkel about the direction of ECB policy. To ...
Rising commodity prices are back in the news in a big way, with many column inches being devoted in particular to rising crop prices. Corn and soybean prices hit new record highs yesterday, with half the continental US in the grip of the worst draught since 1956. The US Department of Agriculture cut its estimate of the size of the corn ...
Commodities managed a rally on Friday following the release of “inline” Chinese economic data and a decline in the US dollar. China’s economy grew at 7.6% rate during Q2, compared with the 8.1% rate seen during Q1. A notable decline, but one crucially that had been predicted in consensus estimates by economists, meaning ...
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