What were supposed to be benignminutes from the FOMC caused a meltdown in equities on Wednesday. In theinitial reaction to an overly dovish Fed, markets soared higher, pushing the Dow up almost 300 points. The jubilation for more free money was quickly met withfear and a market meltdown, with the Dow closing down almost 200On the news, the dollar crumbled,and gold rallied along with the bonds befo...Read More
(Kitco News) - The markets reacted to the FOMC minutes from January thatwere released yesterday. At first, the markets saw the minutes as dovish andboth the metals and equity markets shot higher. Then the market realized thatthe minutes were from before the higher inflationdata that was released in February and the Trump tax cut. The market assessedthat had this data been considered, the Fedwould...Read More
* LME/ShFE arb: (Updates with closing prices)By Eric OnstadLONDON, Feb 22 (Reuters) - Nickel and zinc hit their lowest levels in over a week on Thursday as Chinese investors sold metals as their markets opened after holidays and steel prices dropped.Prices came off their lows in the European afternoon after the dollar reversed direction and slipped into negative territory, making commodities price...Read More
MILAN, Feb 22 (Reuters) - Italy's Treasury said on Thursday it would offer up to 7.75 billion euros over three bonds at auction on Feb. 27.BOND TYPE5-YR BTP10-YR BTPCCTEUMATURITY March 1, 2023Feb. 1, 2028April 15, 2025TRANCHE1 39COUPON 0.95 2.00-AMOUNT OFFERED3.0-4.0 1.5-2.0 1.25-1.75(bln euros) SETTLEMENT DATE March 1, 2018 (Reporting by Milan Newsroom) Disclaimer: The views expressed in this ar...Read More
Stocks are soaring today, attempting to pare a portion of Wednesday's sharp sell-off. An early morning speech from St. Louis Fed President James Bullard is helping to boost investor sentiment, after the central banker attempted to ease rate-hike jitters sparked by yesterday's release of the Fed meeting minutes. Additionally, the 10-year Treasury yield is retreating from four-year-high territory ah...Read More
(Updates with statements from Stobart and Flybe)By Ben MartinLONDON, Feb 22 (Reuters) - British infrastructure and support services firm Stobart Group is considering bidding as part of a consortium to acquire struggling regional carrier Flybe .Shares in Flybe soared 26 percent on Thursday on the news to 43.5 pence by 1541 GMT, valuing the carrier at almost 105 million pounds."A number of pot...Read More
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(Recasts with risks, adds central bank comments)MEXICO CITY, Feb 22 (Reuters) - Most of Mexico's central bank board is concerned about persistent inflation pressures and risks that the peso could be hammered, adding to consumer price pressures, minutes from the bank's latest policy meeting showed on Thursday.Banco de Mexico's governing board unanimously voted to hike the key rate by 25 basis poin...Read More
* Bond yields ease from Wednesday's peak* Energy leads gainers on S&P* U.S. weekly jobless claims fall more than expected* Indexes up: Dow 1.02 pct, S&P 0.75 pct, Nasdaq 0.64 pct (Changes comment, adds details, updates prices)By Sruthi ShankarFeb 22 (Reuters) - Gains in technology and industrial shares helped U.S. stocks rebound from a two-day fall on Thursday as investors shrugged off the...Read More
* Graphic: World FX rates in 2018 * Graphic: Trade-weighted sterling since Brexit vote LONDON, Feb 22 (Reuters) - Sterling rose from a one-week low on Thursday as the dollar slumped towards a session low, although renewed concerns over the state of play in Brexit negotiations checked the British currency's gains.Despite sterling's weakness this week, it is still up nearly 3 percent against the dol...Read More
(Kitco News)- Lackluster silver prices are not deterring one Canadian silver explorer fromimplementing its exploration plans because the market could be on the cusp of asignificant market rally, according to the company’s top executive.In an interview with Kitco News, Greg Johnson, chief executive officer ofMetallic Minerals, (TSX.V: MMG) said that the company is moving forward with a plan t...Read More
Are they? As usual, the FOMC minutes provoked diverse interpretations, both dovish and hawkish. Let's analyze them, separating the wheat from the chaff. What do the recent minutes really mean for the gold market?Hawks attack bullionWe have long warned investors about the hawkish treat. For example, as early as in the October edition of the Market Overview, we wrote that the Fed under Powell could...Read More
(Adds background)WASHINGTON, Feb 22 (Reuters) - The U.S. Treasury Department said on Thursday it will sell record amounts of three-month and six-month short-term government debt next Monday and increased the offering size of one-year bills by $2 billion next Tuesday. The government will auction $51 billion and $45 billion of three-month bills and six-month bills, respectively, for a second straig...Read More
* Rand barely changed against weaker dollar* Stocks fall led by Sibanye-Stillwater (Updates figures, gives detail, fresh quotes)JOHANNESBURG, Feb 22 (Reuters) - South African stocks fell on Thursday led by precious metals producer Sibanye-Stillwater reporting an annual loss and cutting its dividend, while the rand remained range bound amid risk-on sentiment in emerging assets.On the bourse, the be...Read More
(Updates throughout to U.S. market open, changes dateline; previous LONDON)* Dollar Index retreats after hitting 10-day high* Yen rises on safe haven demand By Saqib Iqbal AhmedNEW YORK, Feb 22 (Reuters) - The dollar slipped against a basket of major currencies on Thursday, as its rally from a three-year low last week ran out of steam, and the yen soared as heightened volatility led investors to...Read More
JOHANNESBURG, Feb 22 (Reuters) - Precious metals producer Sibanye-Stillwater cut off the dividend stream that has made it an investor darling after reporting an attributable loss for 2017 on Thursday.Sibanye's share price fell 13 percent, underscoring disappointment among investors who have grown accustomed to hefty dividends from the Gold Fields spin-off."It's the cash flow. There is no cash to p...Read More
WASHINGTON, Feb 22 (Reuters) - For details of the U.S. Treasury's auctions of 13-week, 26-week and 52-week bills next week, see:13-week bills 26-week bills 52-week bills (Washington economics newsroom) Disclaimer: The views expressed in this article are those of the author and may not reflect those of Kitco Metals Inc. The author has made every effort to ensure accuracy of information provided; h...Read More
LONDON, Feb 22 (Reuters) - Australia's Walkabout Resources has entered a joint venture with Koza Ltd, a British subsidiary of Turkish miner Koza Altin , to explore for gold and other metals at Slieve Gallion in Northern Ireland.Koza Altin's founder Akin Ipek set up Koza Ltd and fled Turkey after relations between the government and followers of U.S.-based Islamic cleric Fethullah Gulen soured. Muc...Read More
LONDON, Feb 22 (Reuters) - Kazakhstan-focused Kaz Minerals on Thursday reported a jump in 2017 sales and production as its main mines ramped up and said it expected its 2018 output to rise as much as 16 percent.The London-listed miner, which mainly mines copper and gold, said 2017 earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA) excluding special items rose to $503 million f...Read More
(Repeats to attach to corrected alerts, no change to content)MEXICO CITY, Feb 22 (Reuters) - Most of Mexico's central bank board are concerned that recent shocks to consumer prices could slow a projected drop in annual inflation back to policymakers' 3 percent target, minutes from the last decision showed on Thursday.Banco de Mexico's governing board unanimously voted to hike the key rate by 25 b...Read More