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READ MOREHe said that comparisons with other known examples from Wales indicate this to be of Viking date, around AD 800-1000. Assistant coroner Mr Lewis declared the ingot treasure.
READ MOREsilver prices could reach a 9-year high in 2023, outpacing the price of gold. Several factors are contributing to the potential rise in silver prices, including increased demand for silver in various industrial applications, as well as a growing interest in precious metals as a hedge against inflation.
READ MOREGold futures were little changed on Monday after clinching a sixth straight week of gains -- the longest such winning streak for a most-active contract since August 2020, according to Dow Jones Market Data.
READ MOREThe deepening "no limits" partnership between the rising superpower of China and the natural resources titan of Russia is being watched by the West with some anxiety, though it is unclear just how deep the partnership is.
READ MOREUkrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Sunday said Ukraine needs to secure the supply of new weapons from its Western backers and that arms deliveries need to speed up. “It is very important to maintain the dynamics of defense support from our partners. The speed of supply has been and will be one of the key …
READ MOREWith the ongoing financial turmoil and the potential start of another world war, gold is behaving as we would expect, showing exceptional strength.
READ MORESaudi Arabia is open to discussions about trade in currencies other than the US dollar, according to the kingdom’s finance minister. The world’s largest oil exporter has been pegged to the US dollar for decades. The kingdom is a pillar of the petrodollar system established in the 1970s that relies on pricing crude exports in the US currency, allowing the US dollar to be the world’s reserve currency. The Saudis are seeking to expand relations with crucial trade partners including Europe and China.
READ MORECongressional Republicans say they want to cut spending to balance the budget. But they also say they won't touch military spending. Something's gotta give.
READ MOREAs we’ve noted before, while the level of outstanding corporate debt has rocketed higher since 2020, the short term outlook for corporate debt appears fairly sanguine. Via Daniel Lacalle:
READ MOREThe claim that “too much” capitalism drives every economic calamity is standard among anticapitalists on both the left and the right.
READ MOREAll of the above reasons reduced the marginal propensity to work. And it's very inflationary.
READ MOREWhile the headline Dallas Fed Manufacturing Activity Index printed better than expected (-8.4 vs -15.0), it remains in contraction (less than zero) for the 9th straight month (the longest streak since 2016)...
READ MORE2023 started with a buying-panic in bonds (approaching their best start to a year in over 30 years at one point) as confidence grew about The Fed's terminal rate (not as high as some feared) and a soft landing (growth cooling and inflation slowing)...
READ MOREMore Americans name the government as the nation’s top problem in Gallup’s latest poll, which encompassed the rocky start of the 118th Congress’ term. With high prices persisting, inflation remains the second most-cited problem (15%), and amid elevated tensions about the southern U.S. border, illegal immigration edged up three percentage points to 11%. Mentions of the economy in general fell six points, to 10%, the lowest reading in a year.
READ MORENumber reporting budget squeeze climbs 9.3 million, poll shows Most of the increase comes among relatively high earners.
READ MORENASA has revealed the schedule for a rocket launch that will visit an asteroid that is valued at 70,000 times the global economy. The US space agency will launch a SpaceX Falcon Heavy rocket holding sensitive scientific equipment in October 2023 from Kennedy Space Centre in Florida.
READ MOREFor the first time since 2007, the World Health Organisation (WHO) updated its list of recommended medications on Friday to treat exposure to radiological and nuclear catastrophes, advising governments on how to stockpile for nuclear and radiological accidents and crises.
READ MORERussia told the United States on Monday that the last remaining pillar of bilateral nuclear arms control could expire in 2026 without a replacement due to what it said were U.S. efforts to inflict "strategic defeat" on Moscow in Ukraine. Both Russia and the United States still have vast arsenals of nuclear weapons which are currently partially limited by the 2011 New START Treaty,...
READ MOREJerome Powell and Wall Street are headed for another face-off this week as the Federal Reserve seeks to slow its inflation-fighting campaign without signaling a readiness to stop.
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