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.
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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.
China Exceeds Target for Household Gas Projects
Gold Silver Reports – China’s Ministry for Environmental Protection (MEP) said it had completed coal-to-gas and coal-to-electricity projects for 3.9 million households or 25,220 villages, exceeding a target of 3.1 million houses for 2017 in northern Chinese regions.
Russian Fund Plans a $1 Billion Mining Venture With China Gold
Gold Silver Reports – Russian Fund Plans a $1 Billion Mining Venture With China Gold – Russia’s state-owned Far East Development Fund is in talks to create a $1 billion joint venture to invest in the country’s mining industry with China National Gold Group, a government controlled producer of the precious metal.
Better Data on New Economy; China’s Statistics
Gold Silver Reports — The new head of China’s statistics bureau last month visited a Beijing district that’s home to some of the biggest technology companies to deliver the message that his agency must improve tracking of the new economy “as soon as possible.”