In a significant step toward easing trade tensions, the United States and China announced on Monday a 90-day pause on escalating tariffs, marking a rare moment of collaboration between the world’s two largest economies. The agreement includes mutual reductions in import duties, providing a temporary reprieve from a standoff that …
Read More »U.S.-China Trade Talks Set to Resume Amid Tariff War Fallout, Global Markets React
U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and chief trade negotiator Jamieson Greer are scheduled to meet with China’s top economic policymaker, He Lifeng, in Geneva this weekend, marking the first high-level engagement between the two countries since tensions escalated into a full-blown trade war. The announcement, made late Tuesday by Washington, …
Read More »Is China Withdrawing From US Treasuries?
While Chinese investors are increasingly diversifying away from US Treasuries toward European and other assets, driven by trade war uncertainties and attractive yields elsewhere, there is no evidence of a large-scale Chinese withdrawal from the US bond market. The gradual reduction in China’s Treasury holdings reflects a strategic reallocation rather …
Read More »Gold’s Meteoric Surge: $2,500 and Counting
Gold prices have shattered yet another record, soaring above the $2,500 an ounce mark. This unprecedented surge has investors and analysts alike wondering if the precious metal is on course for even higher heights. Spot gold is trading at $2,506.84 at the time of writing. Gold futures surpassed 2,537.8 at …
Read More »Financial Markets’ Weekly Recap, October 2-6
Following a significant spike in T-bond yields, the market has momentarily stabilized, but Americans continue to borrow heavily despite Fed Chair Jerome Powell’s 18-month efforts to alter their borrowing and spending habit.Middle East tensions could boost gold, US dollarTensions in Palestine are causing investors to seek safe-haven assets and monitor …
Read More »Gold consolidates losses on soaring T-yields
The price of gold is consolidating its losses on Thursday, trading around the $1,930 range after dropping to its lowest level in over a month at $1,929.48 per ounce. The price of the precious metal at the time of writing is $1933.55. The decrease was caused by the US dollar’s …
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