Gold (GC=F) prices fell to around $4,000 per ounce as investors moved away from the safe-haven asset on prospects of a US-China trade deal. Futures for the yellow metal declined as much as 3% as US and Chinese officials signaled that weekend talks have paved the way for a breakthrough in the trade standoff. The…
Topline The value of gold dropped more than 5% on Tuesday, pacing what would be the largest single-day decline for the metal in more than a decade, leading a broader metal sell-off as investors appear to step back from a record-breaking buying frenzy. Silver and platinum have joined gold with record-breaking rallies in recent months…
Gold prices tumbled in their biggest daily drop in over ten years as a stunning rally in precious metals came to a halt. Futures for the yellow metal (GC=F) dropped as much as 5.5% to hover near $4,141 per troy ounce, on pace for their largest one-day drop in 12 years. Silver futures (SI=F) also…
China has emerged as a critical force propelling gold prices to record highs in 2025, according to one of the most influential analysts on Wall Street. Torsten Slok, Apollo Global Management’s chief economist who is renowned for his pithy, incisive daily email The Daily Spark, highlighted on Tuesday that China’s impact goes beyond central bank…
Wealthy investors in Asia, sitting on piles of cash built up since the pandemic, are looking to hedge their bets, shifting their assets out of U.S. equities and into the Chinese stock market and gold. (Nikkei illustration) Trading Asia Region is home to the world’s second-largest group of ultrawealthy investors LISA KIM and JADA NAGUMO October…
Kolkata: Bhowanipore PS, with help of Lalbazar cyber cell, arrested a “lone wolf”, who duped firms of costly phones and invested the money in gold. He chose to stay in hotels across the city while carrying out his operations with only a rucksack.Accused Manoj Agarwal used his experience of running a mobile phone business at…
ADVERTISEMENT European stocks rose on Wednesday morning after a string of strong corporate results a day earlier, while equities were also boosted by remarks from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. In Philadelphia on Tuesday, Powell suggested that another interest rate cut could come later this month in the US. In Europe, shares in Netherlands-headquartered ASML,…
Financial markets suffered a rerun of their swoon in April, when “Liberation Day” tariffs shocked global investors, signaling that his latest China duties may end up hurting the U.S. more than their intended target. On Friday, President Donald Trump said he will impose an additional 100% tariff on China and limit U.S. exports of software,…
Gold futures broke $4,000 per ounce for the first time this week — a historic high that, for some, signals more than market jitters. It may reflect a deeper collapse of confidence in the American-led global financial system. The precious metal has surged more than 50 percent since January, driven by a rare convergence of…
More than 1.4 million mainland Chinese passenger trips were made to Hong Kong during the country’s National Day “golden week” holiday, official data has shown, but a sector representative said tourists’ spending power remained weak despite the increased numbers. According to the latest figures from the Immigration Department, the number of inbound trips made by…