Gold Silver Reports (GSR ) – What did we witness this past week? There was an unmistakable tumble across the financial system in assets with a ‘risk’ designation. The variety of ‘havens’ similarly rose. This abruptness of this move contradicted the steady deterioration of market activity over the preceding days and weeks.
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As Rupee Nudges 69, RBI Decides to Sell Dollars to Oil PSUs
The Reserve Bank of India sold as much as $12 billion in May in the spot and forward markets together — the highest ever combined sale of dollars — as foreign fund outflows increased and trade war and interest rate hike fears threatened to drive markets lower.
U.S. to Raise Tariffs on $16 Billion of China Goods on Aug. 23
Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – President Donald Trump has suggested he may tax effectively all imports of Chinese goods, which reached more than $500 billion last year.
Rupee Advances Against Dollar, Hits 6-Week High
Gold Silver Reports (GSR )- Rupee Advances Against Dollar, Hits 6-Week High – Rupee rose 16 paise to six week high of 68.26 per dollar after the central bank maintained a neutral stance at its policy review on Wednesday, much to the relief of many investors.
The MPC’s decision to hike repo rate by 25 basis points while retaining the neutral stance reiterates the view of a shallow rate-hike cycle amid increasing global and domestic uncertainties, according to analysts at Kotak Mahindra Bank.
Rupee’s Top Forecaster Is Going Against the Crowd
Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – The rupee slid to an unprecedented 69.0925 per dollar last month. It ended up 0.1 percent at 68.7725 on Wednesday.
Dollar Yesterday Close is above All Previous Highs Achieved Throughout This Year
Gold Silver Reports (GSR) Dollar yesterday close is above all previous highs achieved throughout this year. On May 29, the dollar closed at 94.79, and on June 14 the dollar index closed at 94.77. These highs had been the highest trading points of 2018, and up until today, the dollar had never closed above 95 on the index in 2018.
Rupee Seen Opening Lower Around 68.14/$
Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – Rupee Seen Opening Lower Around 68.14/$ — The Indian rupee could come under pressure as global investors turn risk averse amid continued worries about an escalating exchange of trade and investment restrictions, triggered by the Trump administration. Asian stocks extended a decline which could see portfolio outflows from Indian markets and which in turn could weigh on the rupee, traders said.
Gold Prices Climb as Dollar Weakens on EU-US Trade Woes
Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – Gold prices edged up on Monday as a buoyant euro kept the dollar off its 11-month highs, with trade issues between the United States and the European Union further supporting the bullion.
Shorter Rupee Corporate Bond Yields Near 2014 Levels on RBI
Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – Market borrowing costs for top-rated state-owned Indian companies — a key gauge for the nation’s corporates — have risen to their highest since Jan. 2, 2015. The central bank’s rate hike and a change to the method by which investors must value local government bonds may still spell more bad news for corporates.
Gold Spot May Hit $1400 in ‘2019 on `Powerful Fuel’ of Weak Dollar
Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – Gold Spot May Hit $1400 in ‘2019 on `Powerful Fuel’ of Weak Dollar — The precious metal will start to rebound in the final quarter of this year to average $1,375 an ounce in the last three months of next year and could touch a high of $1,400, said Bart Melek, global head of commodity strategy at TD Securities in Toronto. That’s a level last seen in 2013.