The US economy is growing, inflation has finally hit the US Federal Reserve’s 2% target, and unemployment is quite low – and at an all-time low for African-Americans and Hispanics. For the first time in memory, there are more job openings listed by US companies than there are unemployed people. Such conditions usually foreshadow rising real (inflation-adjusted) wages, which would indicate that American workers, many of whom were left behind in the anemic post-crisis recovery, might finally reap benefits from the strong economy.
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Fed, ECB To Define Gold Prices Near Term Target – Analysts
Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – Fed, ECB To Define Gold Prices Near Term Target – Many analysts have noted that gold has followed a well-established pattern: selling off before an expected rate hike to then rise once the dust has settled. The question on many investor’s minds is whether or not this pattern will hold next week as inflation picks up as the U.S. economy continues to grow at a steady clip.
Bonds Slide as Dollar Climbs on Tax Plan, Economy
Gold Silver Reports – Bonds Slide as Dollar Climbs on Tax Plan, Economy – Global bonds declined as optimism over the health of the U.S. economy and President Donald Trump’s tax-cut plan pushed Treasury yields higher with the dollar. Asian stocks were mixed as investors began to assess the implications of the much-anticipated tax proposal.
Global Economy is Pretty Poor with China as an issue: Gold Zoom
Gold Silver Reports — Gold’s biggest rally in almost four decades has further to run as weak economies and teetering equity markets drive investor demand for the metal, according to Citrine Capital Management LLC.