U.S. stocks opened higher Thursday after reports that trade talks with China were still on track and following positive data on the labor market. The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 55 points,...
Gold futures lost ground Thursday, turning slightly lower after a fall in weekly U.S. jobless claims underpinned support for stocks and other risky assets, dulling the yellow metal's haven...
Oil prices rose on Thursday ahead of an OPEC meeting where members are expected to agree on deeper output cuts in an effort to prop up prices and prevent a glut next year. Sources told Reuters that...
France is preparing for nationwide strikes beginning Thursday that could bring the country to a standstill. French labor unions have called for walkouts over President Emmanuel Macron’s plans to...
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U.S. stocks opened higher Thursday after reports that trade talks with China were still on track and following positive data on the labor market.
The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 55 points, 0.2%, to open near 27,704. The S&P 500 rose nearly 3 points, 0.1%, opening near 3,115. The Nasdaq opened near 8,579, up 12 points or 0.1%.
Shares of Nike jumped pre-market after an upgrade from...
AUD's marathon of data for the week has continued today with the release of the October Retail Sales and Trade Balance.
Note: Retail Sales was the main focus in these releases.
The data arrived as follows :
Imports (Oct) 0% vs prior 3%.
Exports (Oct) -5% vs prior 3%.
Trade Balance (Oct) 4502 M vs 6100 M expected and prior 7180 M.
Retail Sales s.a. (MoM)...
Gold futures lost ground Thursday, turning slightly lower after a fall in weekly U.S. jobless claims underpinned support for stocks and other risky assets, dulling the yellow metal's haven appeal.
Gold for February delivery on Comex was off 70 cents, or less than 0.1%, at $, 479.50 an ounce, while March silver rose 1.4 cents, or 0.1%, to $16.93 an ounce.
The Labor Department said the number of...
France is preparing for nationwide strikes beginning Thursday that could bring the country to a standstill.
French labor unions have called for walkouts over President Emmanuel Macron™s plans to overhaul the retirement system.
In Paris, the unions plan to march Thursday, prompting police to order all shops, cafes and restaurants along the route to close for the...
Australia™s central bank kept interest rates unchanged as it waits for three cuts since June to flow through to areas of the economy beyond the property market.
Reserve Bank Governor Philip Lowe and his board kept the cash rate at 0.75% Tuesday, in line with expectations of economists and money markets. He will want to hold onto his remaining...
Time | Country | IM | Figures | Previous | Forecast | Actual |
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07.30 | AUD | H | Retail Sales m/m | 0.2% | 0.3% | 0.0% |
07.30 | AUD | H | Trade Balance (AUD) | 6.49B | 6.50B | 4.50B |
10.35 | JPN | L | 30-y Bond Auction | 0.46|3.7 | - | 0.43|3.7 |
14.00 | EUR | L | German Factory Orders m/m | 1.5% | 0.3% | -0.4% |
17.00 | EUR | L | Retail Sales m/m | -0.2% | -0.4% | -0.6% |
17.00 | EUR | L | Revised GDP q/q | 0.2% | 0.2% | 0.2% |
17.07 | EUR | L | French 10-y Bond Auction | -0.03|2.1 | - | -0.08|2.0 |
19.30 | U.S | L | Challenger Job Cuts y/y | -33.5% | - | -16.0% |
20.30 | U.S | L | Trade Balance (US) | -52.5B | -48.7B | -47.2B |
20.30 | U.S | L | Unemployment Claims | 213K | 215K | 203K |
22.00 | U.S | L | Factory Orders m/m | -0.6% | 0.3% | 0.3% |
22.30 | U.S | L | Natural Gas Storage | -28B | -26B | -19B |
All Day | ALL | H | OPEC Meetings | - | - | - |
Confusion and uncertainty dominates the gold market as traders and investors continue to react to shifting trade sentiment between China and the U.S.
The latest Kitco News Weekly Gold Survey shows Wall Street analysts nearly caught in a three-way tie, while only a slight majority of retail investors remain bearish on gold.
"One day a trade deal with China is on and then the...