The New York Federal Reserve said it accepted $42.75 billion in overnight bids from primary dealers in a repurchase agreement (repo) operation, a move intended to keep the federal funds rate within its target range.
The Federal Reserve’s point person on financial regulation said the central bank is considering changes to its bank-supervision framework to enhance money-market liquidity.
Gold took a hit on Tuesday but held a key support level and rebounded as the week went on, even as stocks set new records. Why does gold continue to keep showing strength even with all the headwinds? Is it just coronavirus? Or is something else going on? Host Mike Maharrey talks about it in this week's Friday Gold Wrap podcast.
This week I went to the SchiffGold office.Now, you might think, so? I mean, you run the SchiffGold website. What's the big deal?Well, it was a big deal because this was the first time I've ever actually been to the office. And it's the first time I've met the SchiffGold crew in person.
If there’s something that might catch the markets off guard, it’s inflation.That’s the view of Ken Griffin, the founder and chief executive of hedge fund giant Citadel, expressed at an Economic Club of New York speech
A "deflationary bust" in which officials pour still more money into the system will take the benchmark U.S. 10-year Treasury note to minus-1% and 30-year bond yields negative as well...
Wall Street’s biggest banks will have to show they can weather severe turbulence in the leveraged-lending market in the next round of the Federal Reserve’s annual stress tests, the agency said Thursday.
As it stands, today marks the last gasp of a decades-long tradition around the release of the all-important U.S. employment report.Bloomberg News and other media organizations, as is customary, will have computers in a “lockup” room, receive an advance look at January jobs data
The 225,000 jobs created in January smashed all expectations!
An unseasonably mild January helped power the U.S. jobs market to more gains.
The value of China’s gold reserves rose to $99.24 billion at the end of January, from $95.406 billion at the end of 2019.
With increasing risk to Chinese and global economy, there are enough reasons for central banks to continue with record low interest rates and this will continue to support gold price.
The vice governor of China's central bank has indicated policymakers may implement easing measures to stabilize the economy amid the coronavirus outbreak.
Brazil’s central bank on Wednesday reduced its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points to a record-low 4.25%, the fifth straight cut but the smallest of the rate-cutting cycle, as policymakers urged caution ahead.
Australia's central bank considers the risk of further cutting rates far outweighs the benefits, Governor Philip Lowe said on Friday, a sign monetary policy is on hold barring a steep rise in unemployment.
The Bank of Russia delivered a sixth consecutive bout of monetary easing and said a further rate cut is possible at one of the next meetings, as inflation continues a retreat below target...
Japan is in a recession now, and what’s more its economy is on track to shrink on an annual basis in 2020, according to some analysts factoring in the impact of the coronavirus outbreak and the latest disappointing data.
INDIA’S CENTRAL BANK left interest rates unchanged for a second straight meeting, while keeping the door open for more easing to support the economy when inflation eases.
Gold prices were steady on Friday after two days of gains as equities lost ground, with the coronavirus that originated in China showing no signs of slowing down amid escalating fears of a broader impact on economic growth.
Dr. Li Wenliang, a Wuhan doctor, died Friday morning after being infected by the new virus. He was one of the first to warn about the virus.