November 21, 2024
Tangible Assets

Official Cash Rate decision: Retailers say OCR cut right in time for the festive season

“It’s really the first step. It always takes a little while, in my experience, for these things to drift through and be meaningful for people with housing interest loans and the like, but it is a mandatory first step.” Retail NZ chief executive Carolyn Young said the decision was an early Christmas present for the

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Tangible Assets

Gold gains over 1% as Powell comments hint at September rate cut

“The time has come” to cut interest rates – Powell Dollar down 0.8% against its rivals Gold set for a weekly gain Aug 23 (Reuters) – Gold prices gained more than 1% on Friday as the dollar and Treasury yields retreated following comments from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell that signalled an interest rate cut

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Tangible Assets

Gold prices hover near record high post US Fed minutes

Gold hit a record high of $2,531.60 on Tuesday Dollar falls to more than seven month low U.S. 10-year yields slip to more than 2-week low Palladium scales more than one-month peak Aug 21 (Reuters) – Gold prices regained lost ground on Wednesday to hover close to their all-time highs after minutes from the U.S.

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Gold Investing

Gold extends record rally on dollar weakness, rate-cut bets

Gold is up 22% so far in 2024 Minutes of Fed’s July FOMC meeting due Wednesday Holdings of world’s largest gold ETF jump to 7-month high Aug 20 (Reuters) – Gold prices extended their record run on Tuesday, holding firm above the key $2,500 level, driven by a weaker dollar and growing investor confidence that

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Tangible Assets

Gold falls on firmer dollar as US data takes spotlight

Markets await US PCE data due on Friday Dollar up 0.6% against its rivals Gold ETFs saw modest net inflows last week- WGC Aug 28 (Reuters) – Gold prices dropped on Wednesday, hurt by a stronger U.S. dollar as investors focused on key inflation data from the world’s largest economy for clues on the size

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Gold Investing

Gold rises on softer dollar; market awaits further Fed guidance

Markets await PCE data due on Friday Dollar down 0.3% against its rivals Odds of 25 bp US rate cut in Sept at 63.5% -CME FedWatch Aug 27 (Reuters) – Gold prices rose on Tuesday driven by a weaker dollar, with investors awaiting inflation data that might provide insights on the scale of an expected

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