Month: March 2022

Following the release of the German IFO Business Survey, the institute’s Economist Klaus Wohlrabe said that “the economy faces uncertain times.” Additional quotes Industry supply chain issues have become worse, 80.2% of companies facing them (vs 74.6% in February). Price expectations have risen, two-thirds of companies want to increase prices. Price expectations have risen in retail
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Gold prices were unchanged on Thursday as the dollar gained and yields hovered near multi-year peaks, offsetting support from an escalation in the Ukraine crisis. FUNDAMENTALS Spot gold was little changed at $1,943.75 per ounce by 0131 GMT. U.S. gold futures were up 0.4% to $1,944.40. The dollar index gained on Wednesday, making gold less
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In this article DRI An Olive Garden restaurant in Times Square in New York. Richard Levine | Corbis | Getty Images Darden Restaurants on Thursday reported quarterly earnings and revenue that missed analysts’ expectations, saying the omicron variant of Covid-19 led to disappointing sales for its Olive Garden chain. The company also lowered its earnings outlook for
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What you need to take care of on Friday, March 25: The American dollar finished the day mostly lower across the FX board, although it managed to keep advancing versus the Japanese yen, with USD/JPY hitting a fresh multi-year high of 122.40. The EUR/USD pair is still struggling with the 1.1000 threshold, unable to extend
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Prior 55.5 Manufacturing PMI 57.0 vs 56.0 expected Prior 58.2 Composite PMI 54.5 vs 53.9 expected Prior 55.5 The slowdown is more marked in the manufacturing sector, as growth conditions slow and business sentiment slumps amid the Russia-Ukraine war. But the key takeaway in my view is that rates of inflation in both manufacturing and
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NEW DELHI: Gold prices were trading marginally higher in Thursday’s trade as strong dollar and bond yields kept upside capped, despite the ongoing Russian-Ukraine war. Dollar and gold share an inverse relation. On the other hand, gold is sensitive to higher yields, which increases the opportunity cost of holding non-yielding bullion. On Thursday, gold futures
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The forex markets are engaging in sideway trading in tight range in Asia today. The selling climax on Yen should have passed for the near term, with Yen pairs turned into consolidation mode. But the Japanese currency remains the runaway loser for the week, followed by Euro at a distant, and then Swiss Franc and
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The Central Bank of Honduras, or BCH, addressed rumors regarding the country potentially adopting Bitcoin as legal tender like its neighbor El Salvador — and the answer seems to be negative. In a Wednesday statement, Honduras’ central bank said “for the time being” Bitcoin (BTC) was not regulated in the country and not recognized as
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