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- Submitted May 18, 2026|From brecorder.com|2 comments
Gold prices fell on Monday to their lowest point in more than a month, as Middle East tensions pushed oil prices higher, fuelling inflation fears and reinforcing expectations of higher-for-longer interest rates. Fundamentals Spot gold was down 1.1% ...
- Submitted May 17, 2026|From @FirstSquawk|3 comments
Breeden of the Bank of England warns political uncertainty is impacting the business environment, according to FT.
- Submitted May 17, 2026|From @RedboxWire|16 comments
Japan long-term bond yields hit record highs amid fiscal concerns-NA
- Submitted May 17, 2026|From fxleaders.com
Gold suffered its worst weekly decline of the year after investors sharply reassessed expectations for Federal Reserve interest rate cuts following another series of elevated U.S. inflation readings. Spot gold settled near $4,540 last week, falling ...
- Submitted May 17, 2026|From investinglive.com
Zcash, a privacy-focused cryptocurrency founded in 2016, has surged more than 1,100% over the past year as some of bitcoin's most prominent early backers shift their attention to a token they believe captures what crypto was originally meant to be. ...
- Submitted May 17, 2026|From fxstreet.com
Silver price (XAG/USD) extends its losses for the third successive day, trading around $74.20 per troy ounce during the Asian hours on Monday. Silver prices fall because a Middle East energy shock is driving up broader inflation, leading to ...
- Submitted May 17, 2026|From swissmacroandhistory.substack.com
Inflation in Switzerland has risen from 0.1% in February to 0.3% in March and 0.6% in April, and further increases seem likely if the Strait of Hormuz remains closed. But a closer look at the data suggests little reason for alarm. The increase ...
- Submitted May 17, 2026|From msn.com
Garrick Wilhelm joined the crowds piling into prediction markets last month. He quickly came to regret it. The British Columbia resident signed up for Polymarket and began wagering on events in the Middle East. One available bet was on whether ...
- Submitted May 17, 2026|From investinglive.com
China's economy lost significant momentum in April, with industrial output and retail sales both badly missing forecasts, as the compounding pressures of higher energy costs from the Iran war and chronically weak domestic demand took hold. Factory ...
- Submitted May 17, 2026|From @RedboxWire|4 comments
The NBS spokesperson states that China’s economic stability remains fragile and requires further consolidation. The NBS says China should adopt more proactive fiscal measures alongside moderately accommodative monetary policy. China’s statistics bureau says the economy is facing external challenges, but internal fundamentals are steady.
- Submitted May 17, 2026|From stats.gov.cn
In the January-April period, under the strong leadership of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC) with Comrade Xi Jinping at its core, all regions and departments fully implemented the decisions and arrangements made by the CPC ...
- Submitted May 17, 2026|From fxleaders.com
XRP moved sharply higher earlier in the week as investors reacted positively to growing momentum behind U.S. cryptocurrency regulation and another surge in institutional ETF inflows. The token briefly climbed back above the important $1.50 level, ...
- Submitted May 17, 2026|From msn.com
In an effort to rejuvenate foreign investment and attract more investors to Sudan, the Ministry of Minerals recently announced that it has allowed Qatari mining companies to resume operations, and preparations to restart mining are underway. • ...
- Submitted May 17, 2026|From investinglive.com
Japan is set to fund a supplementary budget with fresh debt issuance as the government moves to shield households from rising energy costs driven by the Iran war oil shock, a government source told Reuters, sending the country's benchmark bond yield ...
- Submitted May 17, 2026|From futurism.com
When Bitcoin first launched in 2009, it promised its users a decentralized digital currency that would be free from the prying eyes of financial authorities. That was possible thanks to the blockchain, a digital stone slab where every transaction ...
- Submitted May 17, 2026|From msn.com
In a major crackdown on international gold smuggling, officials from the Air Intelligence Unit and the Customs department at Delhi's Indira Gandhi International Airport intercepted an American citizen smuggling a massive consignment of gold. The ...
- Submitted May 17, 2026|From miningweekly.com
Central bank demand for gold has been stronger than previously estimated and is likely to pick up again into 2026, Goldman Sachs said on Friday, after revising its model to account for gaps in official trade data. The bank raised its nowcast of ...
- Submitted May 17, 2026|From cryptobriefing.com
Brazil’s Federal Police confiscated roughly 71 million Brazilian reais, approximately $14 million, in cryptocurrency tied to criminal activity in 2025. That figure represents a sixfold jump compared to seizures in 2024, signaling that law ...
- Submitted May 17, 2026|From oilprice.com|3 comments
The world is running out of oil. Implausible three months ago, the likelihood of a crude shortage on a global scale is becoming increasingly realistic with each day that the Strait of Hormuz remains almost completely blocked. Analysts are no longer ...
- Submitted May 17, 2026|From fxleaders.com
Gold remains under pressure as rising U.S. inflation expectations, stronger Treasury yields, and persistent dollar strength outweigh geopolitical tensions and ongoing uncertainty surrounding global trade and China-related market risks. Gold suffered ...