Hong Kong customs officers have discovered HK$230 million (US$29.4 million) worth of gold and silver hidden in two air cargo shipments of household cleaning machines destined for Japan, making the largest seizure of precious metals on record. Senior Investigator Ho Ting-chun of the Customs and Excise Department’s syndicate crimes investigation bureau said on Thursday officers…
Nearly 50 years after she featured on the renminbi banknote, a woman who became known as “one yuan girl” is back in the spotlight due to a recent viral video of her. An influencer in southwestern China’s Guizhou province posted the video on November 26. It featured 65-year-old Shi Naiyin. Shi is an ordinary peasant…
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…
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Best-selling personal finance author Robert Kiyosaki says that financial planners are not being honest about US Treasury Bills. In a post on the social media platform X, the Rich Dad Poor Dad author says the idea that US bonds are safe is a “lie” that will likely soon be exposed. Kiyosaki says demand for bonds…
Equities Global stocks were mixed on Wednesday as investors assessed the tenuous Middle East ceasefire and turned attention back to the U.S. economy. Wall Street futures were subdued after the previous day’s rally. TSX futures were flat. In Canada, investors are getting results from Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc., Evertz Technologies Ltd., AGF Management Ltd. and Novagold…
May 1 (Reuters) – Gold dipped to a two-week low on Thursday, pressured by signals of softening trade tensions and a holiday in top consumer China, while focus was also on Friday’s U.S. payrolls report to gauge the economic outlook. Spot gold was down 2% at $3,222.43 an ounce at 9:30 a.m. ET (1330 GMT),…