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.
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U.S. Sell-Off Hits Asia Stocks
Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – U.S. Sell-Off Hits Asia Stocks — Equities in Japan and South Korea declined, and Australia opened lower after a four-day long weekend. The S&P 500 Index closed below its average price for the past 200 days for the first time since June 2016 with fresh presidential criticism of Amazon.com and retaliatory tariffs from China rattling investors. The Cboe Volatility Index jumped 18 percent.
Foreign Investors Turn Positive On Indian Equities; Pump In Rs 8,400 Crore In March
Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – Foreign investors have infused over Rs 8,400 crore in the the Indian equity markets so far in March, on expectations of rebound in corporate earnings and easing of global oil prices.
Investors Pare Back $1 Trillion Bond Bet
Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – Across fixed income, credit funds stand out as suffering persistent outflows over the past three months, according to Societe Generale SA. That’s after money managers helped to swell assets fourfold to more than $1 trillion since 2010, according to the bank. The change in sentiment may be a turning point for a type of debt that became a must-have during an era of easy-money policies.
Buffett Warns Investors That Safe-Looking Bonds Can Be Risky
Gold Silver Reports – Buffett Warns Investors That Safe-Looking Bonds Can Be Risky — Billionaire investor Warren Buffett used his widely-read annual letter to Berkshire Hathaway Inc. shareholders on Saturday to again call out the wasteful fees that many money managers charge. He highlighted the risk of bonds and emphasized the importance of sticking with a simple investment strategy.
Investors Need Trump to Leave the Dollar Alone
Gold Silver Reports – Investors Need Trump to Leave the Dollar Alone — Donald Trump Jr. said recently that the only color his father sees is green. But dollar traders have seen mostly red since President Trump took office.
Investors Raise Bets on Surging Commodities as Crude Oil Tops $70
Gold Silver Reports – Investors Raise Bets on Surging Commodities as Crude Oil Tops $70 – Investors are betting there’s more to come from commodities after a surge in industrial metals and oil prices.
Bitcoin Ready For Drop to $5,700 or $8,700
Bitcoin fell below $15,000 after the cryptocurrency’s biggest rally in two weeks ended a rout that wiped more than $9,000 off the price.
Gold Investors Weigh `Dove’ Powell for Fed Chief as Prices Hold
Gold Siilver Reports – Gold Investors Weigh `Dove’ Powell for Fed Chief as Prices Hold – Gold held gains as investors contemplated the prospect of Jerome Powell taking the top job at the Federal Reserve.
Investors Running out of Cash -Terrible News for Global Stocks
Gold Silver Reports – Investors Running out of Cash -Terrible News for Global Stocks – Money market assets make up a record-low 17% of long-term funds, the cash balance of equity mutual funds also sits at an all-time low of 3.3%