Gold futures rose Wednesday as U.S. stocks slipped, despite employment data that showed continued labor market strength. The contract for April delivery, the most heavily traded, settled up 0.9% at $1241.80 a troy ounce on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Gold futures are now up about 17% on the year, according to FactSet figures. Stocks…
Gold Gains as U.S. Stocks SlipDetailsGlobal junk-bond defaults will rise to the highest level in seven years in 2016 as a prolonged downturn in commodity prices continues to wreak havoc on company profits and balance sheets, according to Moody’s Investors Service. The ratings company forecasts that the speculative-grade default rate will reach 4 percent this year, up from 3.5 percent…
Moody's Sees Junk Defaults Reaching Highest Since 2009DetailsGold has performed better than most other major asset classes this year, rallying around 16 percent since the start of the year as investors rushed into traditional the safe haven asset. With the price of the precious metal moving higher this week as sterling has plummeted, analysts are comparing gold’s moves to the European currency…
Gold Moves Revive Memories of 1990s Currency CrisisDetailsGold is still expensive, but rising economic risks and market turmoil mean investors should buy it for insurance, Deutsche Bank said Friday. The recovery since the global and European financial crises had put the price of gold under some pressure. The yellow metal, which some analysts view as a safe haven or as a protection against…
Deutsche Bank: It’s Time to Buy GoldDetailsWith more countries either introducing or talking about instating negative interest rates— Japan was the latest to go minus, on Jan. 29 — many Americans are concerned about what might happen here if the Federal Reserve has to reverse course and go the sub-zero route, too. One particular part of the investment industry is likely more…
The Big Risk Looming in Your Money Market FundDetailsU.S. companies could see their bottom lines slashed if the U.K. votes to leave the European Union in a so-called Brexit referendum this summer, according to Bank of America. Fears that the Brits will choose to exit the bloc it’s been a member of for more than 40 years have already sparked turmoil in pound…
Why U.S. Investors Should Fear a ‘Brexit’DetailsGold prices staged a solid rebound on Tuesday as a weaker trading session in Asia and further depreciation in the Chinese yuan spurred investors to buy into safe haven assets. Gold futures for April delivery GCJ6, +1.02% jumped $7.60, or 0.6%, to $1,217.70 an ounce, rising for the fourth time in five sessions. The contract…
Gold rebounds as safe-haven demand returnsDetailsBank of America Merrill Lynch sees a 25 percent chance of a recession, but says the market is pricing in a 50 percent chance of a recession in the next 12 months. “In our view, not only is fear trumping fundamentals, but the fundamentals for the equity market are worse than for the overall economy,”…
BofA: Market Sees 50-50 Chance of RecessionDetailsAn unsettling trend has emerged from the heavy selling that sent global markets tumbling this year: Investors are getting nervous about the world’s biggest banks. The concerns about the banks are clearly reflected in the stock markets, where shares in banking giants are plunging. But there are also ominous signs in markets that investors use…
Nervousness about Global Banking Giants IntensifiesDetailsCentral banks have been pumping money into the global economy without a whole lot to show for it other than sharply higher stock prices, and even that has been on the downturn for the past year. Growth remains anemic, and worries are escalating that the U.S. and the rest of the world are on the…
$12.3 Trillion of QE has Added Up to...This?DetailsAs global stocks enter a bear market, gold is on the verge of bull status. Global stocks slumped Thursday as investors shunned risk worldwide amid concern that central-bank efforts to support economic growth are losing potency. Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen yesterday told Congress that market turbulence may weigh on the outlook for the economy…
Gold's Best Day in Seven Years Has Metal on Verge of Bull MarketDetailsGold prices surged on Thursday as investors tried to escape the global market rout by hiding in safe-haven assets. Gold for April delivery GCJ6 jumped $41.30, or 3.5%, to $1,235.90 an ounce, setting it on track for the highest close in about a year. The move came as equities tanked in Asia and Europe and…
Gold Jumps to 1-year High as Global Market Rout Spurs Safe-Haven BuyingDetailsYou have been signed up for price alerts for this product.
