ECB policymakers spar on rate outlook beyond Feb hike
Knot, Kazimir explicitly back 50 bps hike in March Lagarde sees significant, steady pace rate rise Stournaras, Visco call for caution Inflation high but falling...
Gold back up above $1,900 level as dollar loses ground
Jan 18 (Reuters) – Gold reversed course to trade higher on Wednesday as the U.S. dollar pulled back from session highs and expectations of a...
More than half of German companies report labour shortages
BERLIN, Jan 12 (Reuters) – More than half Germany’s companies are struggling to fill vacancies due to a lack of skilled workers, the German Chambers...
Crypto crime hits record $20 bln in 2022, report says
LONDON, Jan 12 (Reuters) – Illicit use of cryptocurrencies hit a record $20.1 billion last year as transactions involving companies targeted by U.S. sanctions skyrocketed,...
World stocks soar, investors pare rate bets after US jobs data
Stocks rally as U.S. jobs data quells inflation fears Investors bet that Fed need not be as hawkish Treasury yields pull back, dollar sags NEW...
Wall St Week Ahead Stumbling Treasury rally clouds bond market outlook for 2023
NEW YORK, Dec 30 (Reuters) – U.S. government bond investors hurting after the biggest annual decline in the history of the asset class are riding...
ECB should avoid things that worsen the economy, Italy PM says
ROME, Dec 29 (Reuters) – Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Thursday said the European Central Bank should avoid making “pejorative choices” and communicate well...
Australia’s sovereign wealth fund buys gold, commodities as shadow of 1970s looms
SYDNEY, Dec 19 (Reuters) – Australia’s A$200 billion ($134.28 billion) sovereign wealth fund is increasing exposure to gold, commodities, private equity and infrastructure as it...
Gold price soars in Egypt as local currency weakens
CAIRO, Dec 27 (Reuters) – The price of gold in Egypt has risen to unprecedented highs as nervous savers seek refuge from a weakening currency...
Gold jumps to six-month high on China reopening optimism
Gold rises to highest level in half a year (.DXY) down 0.2% Benchmark 10-year yields reach highest level since Nov. 15 China to drop quarantine...