Stocks fell on Tuesday after a top U.S. trade official indicated that higher tariffs on Chinese goods are coming later this week.
The stubbornness of inflation continues to challenge and mystify central bankers worldwide. Whether they are trying to boost price growth or rein it in, policymakers are effectively wrestling with the same problem.
China added gold to its reserves for the fifth straight month in April and is buying gold at an accelerating pace.According to the latest numbers released by the People's Bank of China, the central bank added 14.9 tons of gold to its hoard in April. That raises total official Chinese gold reserves to 1909.4 tons or 61.1 million ounces.
Gold has provided investors with a superior return to stocks, bonds, and residential real estate over the past 20 years. We’d like to tip our hat to Wall St. megabank JP Morgan for assembling this data and pointing out that investors would have done well by largely ignoring their advice for the past two decades, or at least hedging against it, by investing in the yellow metal.
The U.S. Fed’s quarterly survey also showed banks were taking steps to curb potential losses from loans to firms that are exposed to the risks of economic trouble...
Harvey also says registered gold at the COMEX is down to only 6.6 tonnes. Here's why all of this will hurt the bankers...
Many routinely skip meals and take ‘poverty naps’ because they cannot afford groceries. Campus food pantries are helping, but are they enough?
The Federal Reserve has issued another warning about corporate debt.The Fed's concerns seem a bit ironic considering its own easy-money policies have made this pileup of debt possible.
BRUSSELS--Europe's economy is sputtering, weighed down by the bruising U.S.-China trade fight and a potentially chaotic Brexit, the European Union said...
Twenty years ago, 62 percent of all bilateral trade was between just rich countries—namely the U.S., Canada and Europe—according to a Bloomberg analysis
Analysts say if Trump follows through, U.S. consumers will be the ones to pick up the tab on apparel, shoes, toys and electronics.
If you're looking to move to an affordable city, buyer beware. Some urban areas are already underwater when it comes to foreclosure and delinquency rates. And that could hurt your home's value.
Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown said he was selling tonnes of Britain's gold reserves. Trouble was, his timing could barely have been worse.
European banks are a source of potential risk that could cause significant economic problems for all of us. Stay tuned.
Renewed uncertainty about the trade policy can increase the safe-haven demand for gold in the short-term. However, investors should...
David says investors should take note because this time, the motivation for all of the gold buying is worrying. Here's why...
Fears that the US-China trade talks were unraveling roiled markets last night. After Trump tweeted that the current 10% tariffs on $200B of Chinese goods will rise to 25% Friday and threatened to impose 25% levies...
It seems, every month now, another US state is threatening to roll back their bullion sales tax exemptions to gap funding shortfalls elsewhere. Given the ongoing retirement crisis among the baby boomer […]
U.S. acting Defense Secretary Patrick Shanahan said on Monday that he had approved sending a carrier strike group and bombers to the Middle East because of indications of a “credible threat by Iranian regime forces.”
The technical break-downs are concerning, and there are no "buy" signals coming from these charts just yet. Here are the details...