Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – India RBI Key Points of the Monetary Policy Statement — Reserve Bank of India Governor Urjit Patel and his monetary policy committee lowered inflation projections on Thursday, raising expectations that interest rates will be on hold for sometime to come. That may boost flagging investments and demand, both of which were hit by a cash ban imposed in late 2016 and the chaotic implementation of a consumption tax last year.
Trump Escalates Trade Tensions With Call for New China Tariffs
Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – The move threatens to unravel efforts by top U.S. and Chinese trade officials to lower the heat and reach an agreement that could stave off an escalating conflict, after the release of a list of tariff targets earlier this week prompted immediate threats of retaliation from Beijing.
Stocks Rally Third Day as Trump Team Eases Stance
Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – Stocks Rally Third Day as Trump Team Eases Stance — The S&P 500 Index bounced back from Monday’s selloff as investors grew more confident the administration’s protectionist rhetoric wouldn’t result in equally stringent policy. The rally took stocks to a two-week high. The dollar strengthened for the third time this week, while the 10-year Treasury yield popped above 2.82 percent.
Jet Airways Rises On Buying 75 Planes From Boeing
Jet Airways Rises On Buying 75 Planes From Boeing – Shares of the Mumbai-based airline operator rose as much as 3.2 percent to Rs 632.55 after it agreed to buy 75 Boeing 737 Max aircraft to help meet growing demand in the world’s fastest growing major aviation market.
Gold Is Heading to $1400 If Trade War Breaks Out
Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – Bullion could top $1,400 an ounce in 2018 as escalating trade tensions drive investors to havens and the threedecade bull market in bonds nears an end, said Rule, who’s due to speak at a conference in Hong Kong on Wednesday. Spot gold traded at $1,337.50 Tuesday after three straight quarters of gains, while exchangetraded fund-holdings are around the highest in half a decade.