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Europe stocks lower with earnings season off to volatile start
April 21st, 2023
European stock markets are slightly lower on Friday after investors reacted sharply to corporate earnings. The pan-European Stoxx 600 was flat at the open before declining 0.22%, with major bourses narrowly in the red. Sectors were mostly lower, with ...
Oil rises $2 as dollar eases, market wary of Fed
July 26th, 2022
Oil prices rose about $2 on Monday, bolstered by supply fears, a dip in the U.S. dollar and early strength in equity markets, but prices seesawed as some worried fuel demand could weaken if the Federal Reserve raises U.S. ...
World shares steadied on Friday; Gold recovered somewhat
September 17th, 2021
World shares steadied on Friday above three-week lows set in the previous session though they were heading for a weekly loss on China jitters and global growth concerns, while strong U.S. retail sales data buoyed the dollar. Shares in ...
The Geopolitics of Gold
June 10th, 2021
A number of events are coming together which are set to push gold prices higher. Besides a combination of continuing inflationary policies and massive future budget deficits undermining the dollar, by closing down derivative market activities new Basel ...
The end of the LBMA is nigh
May 20th, 2021
Basel 3 is on course to regulate the LBMA out of existence. And with it will go all the associated arbitrage business and position-taking on Comex, because most bullion bank trading desks will cease to exist. The only ...
European stocks dipped slightly on Tuesday
April 27th, 2021
European markets are following the trend seen overnight Asia-Pacific, where stocks mostly declined as concerns about the spread of Covid-19 lingered. Elsewhere, U.S. stock futures held steady in early premarket trading on Tuesday as investors braced for another batch ...
London copper set for third straight weekly gain on weaker dollar
April 23rd, 2021
Copper prices were on track for their third straight week of gains on Friday, as a weaker dollar made greenback-priced metals cheaper and more appealing to holders of other currencies. Three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange CMCU3 rose ...
European stocks climbed on Thursday
April 8th, 2021
European stocks climbed on Thursday, tracking gains overnight in the Asia-Pacific markets following a rise in the U.S. stock futures. The pan-European Stoxx 600 gained 0.5% in early trade, with basic resources adding 1.2% to lead gains as all ...
The dollar was poised to extend gains against major currencies on Monday
April 5th, 2021
The dollar was poised to extend gains against major currencies on Monday after the U.S. jobs report at the end of last week showed the nation’s labor market is recovering from the impact of the coronavirus shock. The focus ...
The future of money is gold
February 25th, 2021
This article explains why the successor money to failing fiat is gold, not cryptocurrencies. Cryptos can only act as stores of value so long as fiat exists. I describe how a world transacting with monetary gold and properly ...
