“People are moving some capital into gold at this time, given the uncertainties around the pace of rate hikes by the U.S. Federal Reserve, the U.S.-China trade war,” said Brian Lan, managing director at Singapore dealer GoldSilver Central.
Global Economic Data
Fed Set for a Broad Review on How it Conducts Policy in 2019
Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – Central bank officials announced Thursday that they will look at “strategies, tools, and communication practices” the Fed uses to formulate monetary policy.
RBI to Inject Rs 40,000 crore in November
The Reserve Bank on Friday said it will inject Rs 40,000 crore into the system in November through the purchase of government securities as it looks to meet festive season demand for funds. The central bank had already injected Rs 36,000 crore into the system in October through open market operation (OMO).
Damage Control In Saudi Arabia May Not Be Able To Stop The Capital Outflow
The Saudi stock market is in turmoil. Investors are losing their confidence and pulling money out of the country. The disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, which has brought Saudi Arabia under the spotlight, proved to be a major market event. President Trump vowed “severe punishment” if the journalist was killed. Initially, the country’s Crown Prince, Mohammed bin Salman, denied knowledge about this death.
Bad Financial Moon Rising
BASEL – No one should overestimate economists’ powers of understanding. Just as the magnitude of the global downturn that began in mid-2008 took most economists completely by surprise, so did the sclerotic nature of the recovery. Similarly, economic forecasts today appear to be nothing more than hopeful extrapolations of recent growth.
China’s Wang says China will not be blackmailed or yield to pressure over trade – GSR
China’s Wang says China will not be blackmailed or yield to pressure over trade GSR — Days after U.S. President Donald Trump denounced globalism at the United Nations, China positioned itself Friday as a “champion of multilateralism” that is keeping international promises when Washington is backing away from them.
Data on China’s Manufacturing Growth will Likely show Further Slowdown in September
The Caixin Purchasing Managers’ Index for China’s manufacturing sector is expected to come in at 50.5 points for September, according to estimates by Reuters. That’s below August’s 50.6 points and the lowest reading since June 2017.
Fed Set to Raise Rates Again, other Central Banks Sound Ready to End the Easy Money, too
Fed Set to Raise Rates Again
✅ Draghi’s comments come ahead of the Fed’s two-day meeting and anticipated rate hike Wednesday, but they also come as the Bank of Japan sounds slightly less dovish and other central banks raise their interest rates.
Global Stocks Slip on Report China Calls off US Trade Talks – Gold Silver Reports
The U.S. and China officially began taxing larger amounts of each other’s goods Monday, and the Wall Street Journal reported that China pulled out of talks that could have led to a new round of negotiations to end the trade war. Global stocks took small losses Monday after China reportedly pulled out of trade talks with the U.S. Industrial companies and banks suffered some of the worst declines among American stocks.
UK Brexit Sec Raab: PM May’s Proposals Are The Only Credible Plan For Brexit – Gold Silver Reports
UK Brexit Sec Raab: PM May’s Proposals Are The Only Credible Plan For Brexit – Gold Silver Reports