Gold eased on Monday after jumping 1% in the previous session as progress in U.S.-China trade talks limited further gains, and as caution set in ahead of this week’s U.S. Federal Reserve meeting.
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US-China Trade Relations Become that Their Impact is Felt in Financial Markets
US-China trade relations become that their impact is felt in financial markets, boardrooms and even central banks. Washington and Beijing ratcheted up tariffs in August and investors took fright, triggering official promises to revive trade talks. But are the US and China likely to pull back from the brink?
Gold eases as dollar firms; U.S and China are set to meet for trade negotiations in Washington on Oct. 10-11
Chinese officials are signaling they’re increasingly reluctant to agree to a broad trade deal pursued by President Donald Trump, ahead of negotiations this week that have raised hopes of a potential truce.
Fed Eyes Another Interest Rate Cut To Prop Up The Slowing Economy
The Federal Reserve looks poised to cut interest rates for a second time Wednesday to help extend the economic expansion in the face of global weakness, President Donald Trump’s trade war with China and geopolitical risks such as the attacks on Saudi Arabia’s oil facilities.
American Naval Vessel Shot Down an Iranian Drone – Gold Silver Reports
WASHINGTON: Tensions in the Gulf region mounted Thursday as US President Donald Trump said an American naval vessel shot down an Iranian drone that threatened the ship as it was entering the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran Isn’t Trying to Build a Bomb Tomorrow. It Wants Sanctions Relief.
Iran’s decision to surpass uranium enrichment limits isn’t a dangerous provocation. It’s a calculated effort to get European leaders to reinforce the nuclear deal and halt the drift toward war.
Trump: Iran ‘playing with fire’ with uranium enrichment
Has the door closed on diplomacy between Iran and US?
Iran has announced on Monday it had amassed more low-enriched uranium than permitted under its 2015 nuclear deal with world powers, drawing a warning from US President Donald Trump that Tehran was “playing with fire”.
Mnuchin says US-China Trade Deal is 90 Percent Done – Gold Silver Reports
Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said Wednesday that the U.S. and China are inching closer to finalize a long-awaited trade deal.
Fed Holds Interest Rates Steady but Opens Door to a Cut – Gold Silver Reports
Federal Reserve officials left interest rates unchanged at their June meeting but opened the door to a cut if President Trump’s trade fight intensified and risks to the American economy increased.