Trump Trade Fears Take Gold and Palladium Futures on a Wild Ride

Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – Trump Trade Fears Take Gold and Palladium Futures on a Wild Ride – Measures of 60-day historical volatility for gold and palladium futures climbed to the highest in about a year. Volatility in silver also increased. Prices were whipsawed last week as Trump administration officials tried to calm markets, while their boss warned of short-lived “pain” from a trade stand-off with China. In Russia, the largest palladium producer, dozens of companies and key allies of President Vladimir Putin are facing a new wave of U.S. sanctions.

Read More →

Crude Oil Rises Most in 2 Weeks as Concerns Over Trade War Ease

Crude Oil MCX

Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – Crude Oil Rises Most in 2 Weeks as Concerns Over Trade War Ease — Futures jumped as much as 2.5 percent in New York as equities rose and the dollar dipped, boosting oil’s appeal. While President Donald Trump predicted China will be first to buckle in the tug of war, his top economic adviser said the countries are holding “back-channel discussions” to resolve the dispute.                                                  

Read More →

Commodity Traders Stop Buying From Rusal After Sanctions

Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – Trading houses have been advised by their banks and lawyers that they can’t continue trading with the Russian company, according to executives at five companies that regularly buy from Rusal, who spoke under condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the discussions.

Read More →

What to Watch in Commodities: Aluminum, Trump Vs Xi, Copper, Soy

Base Metal Prices Today

Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – What to Watch in Commodities: Aluminum, Trump Vs Xi, Copper, Soy — On top of that, there are two gatherings that’ll shape the big-picture agenda. In Asia, China’s leadership, including President Xi Jinping, will deliver their take from the Boao Forum for Asia. And in Peru, heads of state from across the Americas will gather in Lima for a summit that may provide a backdrop for a breakthrough on fraught Nafta talks between the U.S., Mexico and Canada.                   

Read More →

Demand for Gold Jewelry in the United Arab Emirates Plummeted

Gold Prices Zoom to Near Five-Month High - Gold Silver Reports

Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – Demand for Gold Jewelry in the United Arab Emirates Plummeted — Wholesale gold jewelry sales in Dubai, sometimes known as the City of Gold, fell 50 to 60 percent in the first quarter from a year earlier after VAT began on Jan. 1, according to Chandu Siroya, vice chairman of the industry association Dubai Gold & Jewellery Group. Dubai’s historic souk marketplace of mostly jewelry traders even has space available for the first time in years, he said.                                 

Read More →

Red Alert : Putin Urges Caution After Syria Gas Attack

Syria Gas Attack

Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – Red Alert : Putin Urges Caution After Syria Gas Attack – The Kremlin says President Vladimir Putin called for caution in response to a reported poison gas attack in Syria during a phone conversation with German Chancellor Angela Merkel.                    

Read More →

India To Spend Rs 16,717 Crore On Modi Health Insurance Plan In Two Years

Modi Health Insurance Plan

Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – India To Spend Rs 16,717 Crore On Modi Health Insurance Plan In Two Years — “The centre’s share will be Rs 10,498 crore and the states will spend around Rs 6,219 crore,” Alok Saxena, joint secretary in the Ministry-of-Health and Family-Welfare who has been supervising the rollout. In the first year, the government will spend Rs 2,800 crore and states’ will pitch in Rs 1,700 crore. They will contribute Rs 7,300 crore and Rs 4,500 crore, respectively, in the second, he said.                               

Read More →