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Gold selling continued on Tuesday and recorded the longest losing streak since August 2022 in the last session after Federal Reserve (US central bank) officials confirmed the possibility of interest rates remaining high, while job vacancy data in the United States is released later on Tuesday. Gold fell in spot …

Gold is falling with bonds, equity, and commodity prices as expectations for US interest rates rose after the US government struck a deal with Republican opponents to avert a shutdown until the middle of next month. US President Joe Biden signed a bill to extend government funding for 6 weeks, …

With the country’s economy growing at an annual pace just above 3.5% in the second quarter. This is far from the 9.9% rate it averaged over its first three decades of economic reform. The country’s aging labour force is shrinking, and President Xi Jinping emphasizes loyalty to the Communist Party …

For the past three months, China’s Purchasing Managers’ Index has been below 50, a sign that the second-largest economy in the world is getting more and more pessimistic. The sub-index for the important construction industry dropped significantly from a high of 65.6 in March to 51.2 in July. Beijing’s most …

Procter & Gamble reported slightly better fiscal quarter results than Wall Street had anticipated due to higher prices. CEO Jon Moeller stated that consumers remain strong and seek brands they know and trust. P&G benefits from a decline in commodity prices, particularly in petro and pulp prices, but labour costs …

Citibank analysts say commodities have underperformed other asset classes so far this year, but the decline may be coming to an end. The Bloomberg Commodity Index is down 9.3% since the start of the year, while equities, government bonds and corporate bonds are up. The Bloomberg Commodity Index posted a …

A two-day rally on Wall Street began on Friday as a result of larger-than-expected results from the tech sector. Amid renewed worries about First Republic Bank and the gloomy outlook for global growth, the optimistic mood may, however, not last long. The incoming economic data will be eagerly watched, but …

In its oil and mining sectors, Kazakhstan has long welcomed international direct investment. By 2020, $161 billion will have been invested there, with $30 billion coming from the United States. Also, it received a large investment of $27.6 billion from China (via the Belt and Road Initiative), with half of …

Glencore has announced a £5.8bn ($7.1bn) payout to shareholders after posting “record profits” in its full-year 2022 results, powered by its coal and trading divisions. Revenue for the Swiss-based mining multinational came in at $255.9bn in 2022, a surge of 26% from the previous year. The miner will now hand …

Bears are busy reading between the lines and digesting Jerome Powell’s speech. They are cautiously concluding that the US disinflationary process has started. The USD/CAD pair is under pressure and recording fresh multi-day lows retreating to 1.3274 before the latest reading at 1.3290 at the time of writing.The Fed’s rhetoric …