Gold Silver Time To Shine As Dollar Loses Its Luster – By Neal Bhai MFA Technical Analyst

Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – Gold Silver Time To Shine As Dollar Loses Its Luster — Turing back to gold, according to some commodity analysts, the precious metal is getting a modest boost from a weaker U.S. dollar as inflation, while ticking higher, does not support aggressive Federal Reserve monetary policy tightening.                      

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China Shunning U.S. Soybeans on Trade Tensions

Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – China Shunning U.S. Soybeans on Trade Tensions — “Whatever they’re buying is non-U.S.,” Bunge Ltd. Chief Executive Officer Soren Schroder said in a telephone interview Wednesday. “They’re buying beans in Canada, in Brazil, mostly Brazil, but very deliberately not buying anything from the U.S.”                       

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China’s Financial Opening Is No Gold Rush

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Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – China’s Financial Opening Is No Gold Rush — This week, Beijing granted additional quotas for domestic funds to invest in overseas securities under the QDII plan, the first time it has done so in three years. At the same time, the government boosted permitted outbound institutional investment from Shanghai and Shenzhen. Meanwhile, Wall Street and other international banks are parsing draft rules on increasing stakes in securities joint ventures after China made good on a late 2017 pledge to ease restrictions.

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Russia’s Wheat Crop Under Threat From Miserable Start to Spring

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Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – Russia’s Wheat Crop Under Threat From Miserable Start to Spring – Cold weather in central areas and the Volga valley delayed the resumption of winter wheat growth by about two to three weeks compared with last year, according to the Institute for Agricultural Market Studies, or IKAR. Lingering snow has also given farmers in the world’s top exporter less time to sow spring crops, potentially leading to smaller-than-expected plantings.

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U.S. Softens Stance on Rusal Sanctions; Aluminum Plunges

Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – U.S. Softens Stance on Rusal Sanctions; Aluminum Plunges – the first time, the U.S. Treasury discussed a path for lifting the sanctions on Rusal, saying it would provide relief if Oleg Deripaska relinquished control. It also extended the deadline for companies to wind down dealings with the Russian aluminum producer by almost five months.       

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