Gold settles below $1,200 as U.S. economic data boost the dollar
Gold futures settled below $1,200 an ounce on Tuesday for the first time in more than a week.
Gold futures settled below $1,200 an ounce on Tuesday for the first time in more than a week.
Japan and the United States have a long history of not only economic competition, but also cultural exchange. In the U.S., for instance, sushi and anime are popular. And the Japanese long ago adopted baseball and jazz. If that’s old news to you, here’s one America-to-Japan export that might surprise you: U.S. convenience stores.
Ukraine – As competitive tenders become more widespread in the renewables sector, Ukraine could be the latest market to set up an auction regime for the procurement wind power capacity.
Global stocks rebounded modestly Tuesday, lifting U.S. equity futures into positive territory, even as investors continue to worry about developments in the various trade disputes between Washington and its major economic partners.
With the Labor Day holiday keeping major exchanges closed on Monday, and with earnings season winding down, the calendar isn’t as packed as it has been lately. But investors are still anticipating quarterly reports that could send shares of Five Below (NASDAQ:FIVE), GameStop (NYSE:GME), and Okta (NASDAQ:OKTA) moving in the shortened trading week ahead. Let’s take a closer look.
Markets have a very short attention span. Like babies, they move on quickly from one toy, or in this case an event, to another.
Investa Office Fund (IOF.AX) said on Tuesday that Canada-based Oxford Properties Group had offered A$3.29 billion ($2.4 billion) for acquiring the property manager, higher than an A$3.2 billion offer earlier from Blackstone Group (BX.N).
Hurricane Energy has sold a 50 per cent stake in two of its west of Shetland developments in the North Sea to Spirit Energy, part of British Gas owner Centrica.
Gold and Brazilian equity funds were among the worst performing vehicles in August, as the continued strength of the US dollar weighed on returns, while US and technology names topped the charts.
Amid gridlock in boardrooms and Congress on proposals to improve worker pay and employment conditions, state governments have taken the lead, forcing companies to raise minimums and add benefits.