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Central banks have been aggressively adding gold to their reserves over the last three years, and several African banks are poised to join the party. On net, central banks officially increased their gold holdings by 1,044.6 tonnes in 2024. It was the 15th consecutive year of expanding gold reserves.

The financial markets are jittery as we lead up to this payrolls report. Phone calls between President Trump and President Xi are moving markets, and a public feud between Elon Musk and the President has left the former with a $39bn reduction in his net worth, and the latter with more questions abou

Asia market update: Trade remains focal point; Suzuki suffers CN rare earth restrictions; Upcoming JP/US trade talks; Will Trump/Xi speak?; JGB yields drop despite weaker demand at 30-yr auction; KR equities barrel ahead; Trump travel bans back; Focus on EU ECB Rate Decision. General trend - Late in

Australia’s GDP posted a 0.2% q/q rise in 1Q25, lower than consensus expectations for a 0.4% q/q print, and growth pace of 0.6% q/q in 4Q24. It was also weaker than the RBA’s May Statement on Monetary Policy forecast of 0.4%. From a year earlier, the economy expanded by 1.3% y/y, unchanged from 4Q24

Whistling past the Tariff graveyard Wall Street kicked off Tuesday’s session with a show of resilience that would make even the most cynical bear blink. Against the backdrop of an OECD downgrade that painted a grim global portrait—one where Trump's tariff war hangs over the economy like a sword of D

We have more data to absorb, with today bringing the JOLTS report. This used to be a favorite of former TreasSec Yellen but it has lost some of its muscle once it became clear that companies were offering jobs with qualifications so high, no one could fill them. This time Bloomberg estimates opening

The press statement following Wednesday's OPEC+ meeting was extremely short. In the end, all previous decisions were confirmed, including production quotas until December 2026 and the mandate for the Joint Ministerial Monitoring Committee (JMMC), Commerzbank's commodity analyst Barbara Lambrecht not

Important News for the day Fri, 30th, DE German prelim CPI. Fri, 30th, 14:30 CET US core PCE price index. Trade uncertainty With the parting of Elon Musk as an advisor to the US government some uncertainty might be added. The court appeal in terms of global- trade might add surprise moves to markets

European markets rise as inflation heads lower.Trump’s attempt to woo Powell fall flat.Core PCE inflation up ahead. European markets are pushing higher as they look to close out the week on a positive tone. That comes despite a downbeat Asian session with a higher-than-expected Tokyo core CPI metric

XAU/USD jumps 0.94% after weak labor report despite court ruling against Trump tariffs.Initial Jobless Claims rise above estimates, increasing pressure on Fed to consider rate cuts.US GDP confirms Q1 contraction; US Dollar tumbles, fueling safe-haven demand for Bullion.Court ruling nullifies Trump t

The short-term Elliott Wave analysis for NVIDIA (NVDA) indicates a bullish trend unfolding as an impulse structure since the low on April 21, 2025. From that low, the stock completed wave 1 at $111.92. The stock then followed by a corrective pullback in wave 2, which bottomed at $104.08. The subsequ