Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – China, Japan Vow Cooperation to Get North Korea to Quit Nukes — “To get North Korea to abandon its nuclear weapons and missiles in a complete, irreversible and verifiable way, we agreed we must enforce the relevant Security Council resolutions and work closely together,” Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Kono told reporters Sunday in Tokyo after a meeting with Chinese counterpart Wang Yi.
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India Forex Reserves At Record High Of $424.864 Billion
Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – In the previous week, the reserves had surged by $1.828 billion to $424.366 billion. It had crossed the $400-billion mark for the first time in the week to September 8, 2017, but has since been fluctuating. In the reporting week, the foreign currency assets, a major component of the overall reserves, rose by $657.7 million to $399.776 billion.
Bank of Korea Holds Interest Rate as Inflation Trails Target
Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – Bank of Korea Holds Interest Rate as Inflation Trails Target – The economy remains on track to grow 3 percent this year but inflation is projected to register 1.6 percent, slightly below the central bank’s previous forecast, Governor Lee Ju-yeol said during a news conference.
Market Players will be Watching out for Inflation and Industrial Production
Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – Market players will be watching out for inflation and industrial production data today which due at about 5:30 pm. Retail inflation is seen at 4.10 percent in March versus 4.44 percent in February, while February factory output data is expected at 6.8 percent versus 7.5 percent in January.
China’s Factory Inflation Slows as Consumer Price Gains Ease
Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – China’s Factory Inflation Slows as Consumer Price Gains Ease – The producer price index rose 3.1 percent in March from a year earlier, compared with the projected 3.3 percent rise and 3.7 percent in February. The consumer price index climbed 2.1 percent, the statistics bureau said Wednesday, versus a forecast of 2.6 percent and 2.9 percent in February.
Trump Praises China’s Xi’s Trade Speech, Easing Tariff Tensions
Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – Trump Praises China’s Xi’s Trade Speech, Easing Tariff Tensions – “Very thankful for President Xi of China’s kind words on tariffs and automobile barriers,” Trump said on Twitter. “Also, his enlightenment on intellectual property and technology transfers. We will make great progress together!”
U.S.-China Tensions May Put Up to $400 Billion in Investment at Risk
Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – Chinese investment into the U.S. slumped last year to $29 billion from $46 billion, as the Asian nation restricted outbound capital and the Trump administration took a tough stance on deals, according to the report Tuesday from New York-based research firm Rhodium Group and the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations. U.S. investment into China was little changed at $14 billion.