Precious metals news

A “price-level rule” would require the central bank to make up for past misses on the inflation target.

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Gold futures are up sharply on Wednesday, poised to log their highest finish in a week, as the U.S. dollar weakened on remarks from Federal Reserve Chairman...

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Their unspoken reality is that QE loses its oomph over time. And that sell-by date is rapidly approaching.

Holdings in global gold-backed ETFs surged in June, charting their largest increase in seven years driven by increased geopolitical uncertainty, fear of an economic slowdown and widespread anticipation of looser central bank monetary policy.
Globally, gold holdings in ETFs rose sharply by 127 tons last month, according to the latest data from the World Gold Council.

The economist said they see downside risks to the economy from trade tensions and weaker global growth.

JPMorgan declined to comment. Mediterranean Shipping Co. did not immediately respond to an email inquiry.

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CNBC's "Power Lunch" team breaks down whether the Fed will cut rates and how the global economy is faring with Willem Buiter, Citigroup special advisor.

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Mortgage demand has been more than muted for the last several weeks, even as rates sit near two-year lows.

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Fed stands ready to act. Central bank ‘would act as appropriate to sustain expansion,’ chairman says

It's just the latest sign that the administration might soon move to actively weaken the greenback.

The number of German corporations going insolvent is expected to rise for the first time since the 2009 economic crisis

Poland has added 100 tons of gold to its reserves through the first half of this year and plans to move at least half of its hoard from England to National Bank of Poland vaults in Warsaw.
We've reported extensively on gold purchases by central banks, particularly China and Russia as those countries seek to diversify reserves and decrease their exposure to the US dollar. Just this week, China announced that it added another 10.3 tons of gold to its reserves in June. While many of the countries most aggressively buying gold have contentious relationships with the US, we're seeing a growing number of "friendly" nations increasing their reserves as well.