Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – ‘A New History Starts Now’ as Leaders of Two Koreas Meet — Scenes of Moon and Kim joking and walking together marked a striking contrast to last year’s barrage of North Korean missile tests and its largest ever nuclear test that led to sweeping international sanctions and fears of a fresh conflict on the Korean peninsula.
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Draghi Insists Outlook Is Solid as ECB Skirts QE Debate Again
Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – Draghi Insists Outlook Is Solid as ECB Skirts QE Debate Again — The Governing Council spent its two-day meeting assessing a raft of weaker economic data, the ECB president said at a news conference in Frankfurt. While acknowledging that momentum softened at the start of the year, he reaffirmed his confidence in the durability of the euro-area expansion.
Trump Trade War Spurs India to Import More Oil, Drones From U.S.
Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – Trump Trade War Spurs India to Import More Oil, Drones From U.S. — Asia’s third-largest economy could bridge the surplus by up to $4 billion through oil imports alone, government officials said, asking not to be identified as they are not authorized to speak to the media.
Foreign Investors have Pulled out Nearly Rs 8,000 Crore from the Indian Capital Markets
Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – Foreign investors have pulled out nearly Rs 8,000 crore from the Indian capital markets — This comes following an inflow of Rs 11,654 crore in equities last month and an outflow of over Rs 9,000 crore from the debt markets.
Bonds in India Set for Rout on Unexpectedly Hawkish RBI Minutes
Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – The 10-year bond yield may climb by as much as 10 basis points, according to Vijay Sharma, New Delhi-based executive vice president for fixed-income at PNB Gilts Ltd. One-year interest-rate swap rose three basis points Thursday to 6.51 percent, the highest since March 9.
Did Demonetisation Change India’s Cash Habits?
Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – Did Demonetisation Change India’s Cash Habits? — Currency in circulation stood at Rs 18.4 lakh crore as on April 6, 2018. In absolute terms, this is above the Rs 17.98 lakh crore in currency that existed before demonetisation.
U.S. Stocks Decline on Tech Woes, Treasuries Slide
Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – U.S. Stocks Decline on Tech Woes, Treasuries Slide – The S&P 500 Index dropped the most in nearly two weeks as tech shares slumped after Taiwan Semiconductor’s disappointing forecast roiled chip-maker stocks. China’s request for concessions from Qualcomm Inc. to acquire NXP Semiconductors NV ratcheted up tensions over trade. Earnings misses from Procter & Gamble Co. and Philip Morris International Inc. weighed on consumer staples.