U.S. junk bonds are trading down on Wednesday, following global stocks lower as investors fret about North Korea’s possible nuclear test, China’s slower-growing economy and a fresh plunge in oil prices. Some energy companies were among the biggest losers on the day, including bonds from Range Resources Corp and California Resources Corp. A Range Resources…
Concern about Junk Bonds Not Over YetDetailsGold hit a four-week high on Wednesday, extending gains for a third session, as persistent concerns over the Chinese economy battered stock markets, while tensions simmered in the Korean peninsula and the Middle East. The metal is closing in on key chart levels, including the December high at $1,088.70. A sustained push above $1,088 would…
Gold Hits Four-Week High as Worries Over China Hurt StocksDetailsPhilip Diehl, U.S. Money Reserve president, shares his thoughts on the battle to end minting the U.S. penny, a coin which costs more to mint than it is worth.
Philip Diehl CNBC Interview: Demise of the penny?DetailsGold rose on Tuesday as a wave of risk aversion due to growth worries in China and rising tensions in the Middle East triggered demand for the metal. Spot gold was up 0.6 percent at $1,080.43 an ounce by 1234 GMT. On Monday, the metal jumped as much as 2.2 percent to a four-week high…
Gold Gains as Stock Rout, Middle East Tensions Trigger DemandDetailsAsian markets tumbled Monday on the first day of trading in 2016, with declines so steep in mainland China that authorities halted trading there for the rest of the day. Analysts cited a number of reasons for the selling, including China’s disappointing manufacturing data, reported earlier Monday, and the coming removal of a ban on…
China Stock Trading Halted after Steep DropDetailsThe U.S. economy is faring better today than at any point since the Great Recession ended in the middle of 2009. Jobs growth is strong and accelerating and the unemployment rate is below its historical average. The stock market remains near all-time highs, and the Federal Reserve appears confident enough in the economy’s strength to…
Why America's Big Banks Are Predicting a RecessionDetailsGold prices surged past 3 1/2-month highs Wednesday morning as investors further discounted the possibility of a rate increase by the U.S. Federal Reserve this year and the precious metal benefited from Chinese investors fleeing stock-market falls in Asia. Gold prices rose to $1,174.60 a troy ounce during European morning hours, the highest since June…
Uncertainty Over Fed Direction, Asian Markets Causes Gold to SurgeDetailsInvestors fear a “black swan” catastrophic event in the financial markets right now more than ever before. At least according to the CBOE Skew Index, which measures the prices of far out-of-the-money options on the S&P 500. Its goal is to determine the benchmark’s tail risk or the “risk of outlier returns two or more…
Black Swan Risk Rises to Highest Level EverDetailsGold rose to its highest level since early July on Monday as expectations that the Federal Reserve will postpone an expected U.S. interest rate hike beyond the end of the year pressured the dollar to three-week lows against a currency basket. The dollar index was down 0.1 percent on the day, stung by doubts that…
Gold Hits 3-Month High as Traders Bet on U.S. Rate Hike DelayDetailsLast week’s scare over a possible government shutdown may have been just the warmup act for a much bigger threat to force the Treasury to default on trillions of dollars of debt. The shutdown was narrowly averted by a last minute deal in Congress that angered its most conservative members and prompted House Speaker John…
Debt Ceiling Fail by Congress Could Get Really UglyDetailsThe head of the International Monetary Fund on Saturday called for the world’s largest economies to urgently move ahead with economic overhauls as the global growth outlook sours and market turmoil rocks emerging markets. “Downside risks to the outlook have increased, particularly for emerging market economies. Against this backdrop, policy priorities have taken on even…
IMF Chief Christine Lagarde Calls for Urgent Economic Overhauls Amid SlowdownDetailsGold prices jumped Friday after U.S. jobs data came in far lower than expected, signaling continued sluggish economic growth and easing expectations of an interest-rate increase this year—adding up to a bullish backdrop for safe-haven assets such as precious metals. Gold prices were down nearly 1% earlier in Friday’s trading session but reversed losses after…
Gold Prices Jump after Weak U.S. Jobs DataDetails
