China’s total debt rose to a record 237 per cent of gross domestic product in the first quarter, far above emerging-market counterparts, raising the risk of a financial crisis or a prolonged slowdown in growth, economists warn. Beijing has turned to massive lending to boost economic growth, bringing total net debt to Rmb163tn ($25tn) at…
China Debt Load Reaches Record High as Risk to Economy MountsDetailsGold, one of this year’s best performing assets, has room to extend its advance, according to top-ranked forecasters, even as the rebound shows signs of losing steam. Capital Economics Ltd. and Cantor Fitzgerald LP are bullish as real interest rates will probably stay low even if the Federal Reserve raises borrowing costs in response to…
Gold's Best Forecasters See Rally Resuming on Rates CautionDetailsTwo international banks will join the proposed Chinese yuan gold fix, which is expected to be launched in less than a week, according to media reports. Wednesday, Reuters reported that ANZ and Standard Bank will be the only two international banks that will be involved in the daily gold auction, with a total of 18…
China's Yuan-Based Gold Fix to Include Two International BanksDetailsFive out of eight of the biggest U.S. banks do not have credible plans for winding down operations during a crisis without the help of public money, federal regulators said on Wednesday. The banks have until October 1 to resubmit their plans with serious “deficiencies” corrected, or face stricter regulations, like higher capital requirements or…
U.S. Regulators Fail 'Living Wills' at Five of Eight Big BanksDetailsThe price of gold glittered in early 2016, soaring 17 percent in the first quarter and trouncing returns in major stock and bond indices. Global investors pumped money into the gold market, a traditional safe-haven investment, early in the year as equity markets crashed in a short-lived correction. Stocks have since recovered, but gold hung…
Will Gold Continue to Shine?DetailsGold prices shot to their highest in almost three weeks on Monday, setting the market on a steady course toward $1,300 per ounce, drawing confidence from an ultra-low interest rate environment. Weak economic data and uncertainty over U.S. monetary policy has contributed to risk aversion, boosting investor appetite for bullion and other assets perceived as…
Gold Strikes Highest in almost Three Week, Boosted by Rate OutlookDetailsGold strongly reversed its fortunes in London Thursday, buoyed by safe-haven demand following the outcome of an EU referendum in the Netherlands and a weaker dollar. Spot gold was up 1.3% at $1,238.20 a troy ounce in midmorning European trade, having hit a five-day high earlier in the session at $1,239.65 an ounce. Dutch voters…
Gold Price Rises in LondonDetailsHere’s why Governor Elvira Nabiullina is in no haste to resume foreign-currency purchases after an eight-month pause: gold’s biggest quarterly surge since 1986 has all but erased losses the Bank of Russia suffered by mounting a rescue of the ruble more than a year ago. While the ruble’s 9 percent rally this year has raised…
Gold Rush by Russia Makes Up for Billions Lost in Currency RoutDetailsThe stock market may be back on track, but nervous investors are still showering gold with tons of love. An impressive $13.4 billion was poured into gold assets over the past 11 weeks, according to Bank of America Merrill Lynch. That’s the largest sustained weekly inflow for gold since during the 2009 financial crisis. Gold…
Investors Are Still Betting Big on Gold. What Do They Know That You Don't?DetailsGold rallied more than 1 percent on Tuesday as investors sought assets seen as a haven from risk after deadly bomb attacks hit Brussels airport and a rush-hour Metro train in the Belgian capital. The attacks killed 34 people, according to public broadcaster VRT, and triggered security alerts across Europe that brought some cross-border traffic…
Gold Rallies 1 Percent after Brussels BlastsDetailsThe past 10 years have been very good for investors, but not so much for savers. Since 2006, the S&P 500 stock market benchmark has surged more than 60 percent (and more than 200 percent if you count from the time the bull market began in 2009). In the same period, however, folks squirreling away…
Fed Policy has Cost Savers $7.5 Billion: StudyDetails“This gags me.” So said Elizabeth Warren in response to a Quora user, who asked, “What do you think are the real reasons that no Wall Street executives have been prosecuted for fraud as a result of the 2008 financial crisis?” Her answer, which she expounds on more thoroughly in her report Rigged Justice, is, “Weak…
Why was No One Prosecuted for Contributing to the Financial Crisis?DetailsYou have been signed up for price alerts for this product.
