Spot gold price rose 0.1 per cent to $1,709.73 per ounce by 0126 GMT (10:30 am in India). US gold futures climbed 0.2 per cent to $1,726.50 per ounce.
President Donald Trump
अमेरिका-चीन ट्रेड वॉर पर वार्ता का पहला दिन, सीमित समझौते की बढ़ी उम्मीद
अमेरिका और चीन के बीच करीब 15 महीने से जारी ट्रेड वॉर से दुनिया को कुछ राहत मिलती दिख रही है. अमेरिका और चीन के वार्ताकारों के बीच गुरुवार को दो दिवसीय वार्ता का पहला दौर संपन्न हुआ है. कारोबार जगत को उम्मीद है कि दोनों देशों के बीच कुछ सीमित समझौता हो जाएगा और अमेरिका प्रस्तावित टैरिफ बढ़त को रोक देगा.
President Donald Trump has said the US and China will “Very Shortly” Resume Trade Talks
President Donald Trump has said the US and China will “very shortly” resume trade talks after a weekend of escalating tension with Beijing.
Gold Edges Up, But NAFTA Deal Weighs – Gold Silver Reports (GSR)
Asian stocks were steady as Japanese equities rose to a fresh 27-year high while crude oil prices were elevated in the afterglow of the North American free trade deal.
Trump Takes a New Shot at Canada, Threatens to End NAFTA if Congress Intervenes
President Donald Trump on Saturday issued a new threat to terminate the North American Free Trade Agreement altogether, warning Congress not to intervene in tough negotiations that may or may not include Canada in a new accord.
Threat of Contagion in Emerging Markets Deepens Commodity Risk – Gold Silver Reports
Gold Silver Reports (GSR) — When Thailand devalued its currency two decades ago, few in global commodity markets took note. Within a year, the crisis morphed into an emerging-market rout that eviscerated the price of everything from crude oil to copper. Fast forward to today and Turkey is presenting a similar challenge. The lira plunged to a record low against the dollar this month, taking local stocks and bonds with it. Commodity markets have failed to react, with even gold unmoved by the chaos. Traders are focused more on Iranian sanctions, South American mine strikes and drought damage to crops, all of which point to higher, not lower, raw-material prices.
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.
Tallying Up the Trade-War Victims
Gold Silver Reports – Tallying Up the Trade-War Victims – President Donald Trump has taken flak for saying “trade wars are good and easy to win,” but merely responding “trade wars are bad and easy to lose” isn’t much more convincing. What we really need are hard numbers. In the latest corporate earnings season, we’re starting to get them.
Trump Says He’s ‘Ready’ to Put Tariffs on All $505 Billion of Chinese Goods Imported to the US
Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – The reference is to the dollar amount of Chinese imports the U.S. accepted in 2017 — $505.5 billion to be exact, compared to the $129.9 billion the U.S. exported to China, according to Census Bureau data.
Sensex Jumps 130 Points, Nifty above 10,980 Ahead of Modi Government No-Confidence Vote
Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – Indian benchmark indices BSE Sensex and NSE’s Nifty 50 gained on Friday as the Parliament will debate the no-confidence motion tabled by opposition parties against the Narendra Modi government.