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- Investing.com•58 minutes ago
Gold Prices Make Timid Start to Week Despite Sloppy Dollar
Investing.com – Gold prices rose modestly as the U.S. dollar remained flat against its rivals and rising U.S.-China trade tensions fuelled investor appetite for safe-haven gold.
- MarketWatch•1 hour ago
Haven currencies bounce higher as trade row keeps grip on markets
Haven currencies, including the Japanese yen and Swiss franc, inched higher in muted trading Monday, as the trade row between the U.S. and China remained in focus. Trade tensions have been on the rise, with China vowing to retaliate against a U.S. round of tariffs by slapping duties on American export products, including crude oil, and suspending all previous trade agreements with President Donald Trump’s administration. Uncertainty over future relations between the two trade giants saw investors drop risky emerging-market currencies and go for safer ones.
- Investing.com•2 hours ago
Dollar Sluggish as Traders Pile Into Safe Havens on Trade-War Fears
Investing.com – The U.S. dollar was roughly unchanged against its rivals Monday as trade-war angst fuelled demand for safe-haven currencies, keeping a lid on upside momentum in the greenback.
- Moody's•2 hours ago
Nuevo Leon, State of -- Moody's withdraws debt ratings of the MXN 700 million enhanced loan of the State of Nuevo Leon with Afirme due to prepayment of outstanding balance
Moody's de Mexico S.A. de C.V has withdrawn the Baa2 (Global Scale, local currency) and Aa2.mx (Mexico National Scale) ratings on the State of Nuevo Leon's enhanced loan with Afirme with an original amount of MXN 700 million and maturity of 20 years. The ratings have been withdrawn following the June 1, 2018 prepayment by the State of Nuevo León. Please refer to the Moody's de México Policy for Withdrawal of Credit Ratings, available on its website, www.moodys.com.mx.
- Moody's•3 hours ago
Merida, Municipality of -- Moody's withdraws debt ratings of the MXN 150 million enhanced loan of the Municipality of Merida with Banorte due to prepayment of outstanding balance
Moody's de Mexico has withdrawn the Baa1 (Global Scale, local currency) and Aa1.mx (Mexico National Scale) ratings of the MXN 150 million (original face value) enhanced loan of the Municipality of Merida from Banorte with a maturity of 15 years. The ratings have been withdrawn following the June 8, 2018 prepayment of the loan by the Municipality of Merida. Please refer to the Moody's de México Policy for Withdrawal of Credit Ratings, available on its website, www.moodys.com.mx.
- Investing.com•4 hours ago
Dollar Hits Day’s Lows vs. Yen amid Trade Tensions
Investing.com - The dollar fell to the day’s lows against the yen on Monday as heightened trade tensions between the U.S. and China hit market sentiment, bolstering safe haven demand for the Japanese currency.
- Investing.com•4 hours ago
Gold Inches Up As Trade Tensions Linger
Comex gold futures for August delivery were up 0.21% to $1,281.20 a troy ounce as of 10:28 AM ET (14:28 GMT). On Friday U.S. President Donald Trump announced a 25% tariff on 818 different Chinese goods worth $34 billion beginning on July 6. The two largest economies in the world have been in a tit-for-tat over global trade tariffs in recent months as the two struggle to reconcile their trade differences.
- MarketWatch•5 hours ago
Atlanta Fed's Bostic says more rate hikes needed to make policy 'neutral'
Atlanta Fed President Raphael Bostic said Monday the central bank still hasn't reached the so-called neutral rate -- where policy is neither accommodative nor restrictive. "The level of the policy rate that qualifies as neutral is not something we know with precision," Bostic said at the Rotary Club of Savannah.
- Investing.com•5 hours ago
Stocks- Dow Slumps 200 Points On Trade War Concerns
The S&P 500 was down 20 points or 0.74% to 2,758.94 as of 9:38 AM ET (13:38 GMT) while the Dow composite decreased 235 points or 0.94% to 24,855.30 and tech heavy NASDAQ Composite fell over 61 points or 0.79% to 7,685.17.
- Investing.com•6 hours ago
Cryptos Fall After BIS Report Finds Bitcoin Unscalable
Bitcoin was trading at $6,435.90, falling 0.62% the Bitfinex exchange, as of 9:12 AM ET (13: 12 GMT), down 4.45% over the week.
- Investing.com•8 hours ago
Stocks- U.S. Futures Fall as Trade Tensions Continue
Investing.com – U.S. futures were lower on Monday as rising trade tensions between the U.S. and China continued to weigh on investors.The S&P 500 futures was down 16 points or 0.58% to 2,786.25 as of 6:45 AM ET (10:45 GMT) while Dow futures decreased 176 points or 0.70% to 24,933.0. Meanwhile tech heavy Nasdaq 100 futures fell 50 points or 0.69% to 7,231.25.On Friday U.S. President Donald Trump announced a 25% tariff on 818 different Chinese goods worth $34 billion beginning on July 6. China promptly retaliated with a 25% tariff on U.S. ...
- FX Empire•9 hours ago
EUR/USD Mid-Session Technical Analysis for June 18, 2018
Based on the early price action, the direction of the EUR/USD the rest of the session is likely to be determined by trader reaction to Friday’s high at 1.1628.
- Investing.com•11 hours ago
Dollar Pushes Higher, Trade Jitters Support Yen
Investing.com - The dollar pushed higher against a currency basket on Monday, boosted by the diverging monetary policy outlook between the U.S. and Europe, while the yen remained supported as trade tensions underpinned safe haven demand.
