Gold falls on U.S.-China trade optimism but set for second weekly gain
Feb 1 (Reuters) – Gold fell on Friday as investors sought riskier assets amid optimism the United States and China may reach a trade deal, although a pause in U.S. interest rate hikes kept bullion on track for a second weekly increase. Spot gold fell 0.3 percent to $1,316.95 per ounce at 0719 GMT. Prices […]
Devisen: Euro bewegt sich wenig
FRANKFURT (dpa-AFX) – Der Euro hat sich am Freitag im frühen Handel zunächst wenig von der Stelle bewegt. Am Morgen kostete die Gemeinschaftswährung 1,1435 US-Dollar und damit in etwa so viel wie am Vorabend. Die Europäische Zentralbank (EZB) hatte den Referenzkurs am Donnerstag noch etwas höher auf 1,1488 Dollar festgesetzt. Vor dem Wochenende rücken an […]
SHFE base metals prices rangebound ahead of China’s week-long holiday
(MB) Base metals prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were mixed within narrow ranges during Asian morning trading on Friday February 1, the last trading day ahead of the Chinese New Year holidays on February 4-10. Despite positivity stemming from better-than-expected Chinese data on Thursday and signs that trade talks between China and the United […]
Trump: Handelsdeal mit China hat eine «sehr gute Chance»
Washington (dpa) – Viel Optimismus, aber keine echte Bewegung: Im amerikanisch-chinesischen Handelsstreit haben sich US-Präsident Donald Trump und Chinas Vizepremier Liu He am Donnerstag nach einem Treffen zuversichtlich gezeigt. Wir werden jetzt ein großartiges Handelsabkommen bekommen, wenn alles funktioniert», sagte Trump. Sein Handelsbeauftragter Robert Lighthizer sagte, bei den zweitägigen Verhandlungen in Washington seien Fortschritte erzählt […]
SHFE base metals prices rangebound ahead of China’s week-long holiday
Base metals prices on the Shanghai Futures Exchange were mixed within narrow ranges during Asian morning trading on Friday February 1, the last trading day ahead of the Chinese New Year holidays on February 4-10. Despite positivity stemming from better-than-expected Chinese data on Thursday and signs that trade talks between China and the United States […]
LME metals fall as survey shows deep contraction in China manufacturing
BEIJING, Feb 1 (Reuters) – London base metals prices fell on Friday after a closely watched private survey showed that factory activity in China, the world’s top metals consumer, shrank by the most in almost three years last month. The Caixin/Markit Manufacturing Purchasing Managers‘ Index (PMI) for January fell to 48.3 – its worst reading […]
Silber: Schlüsselmarke im Visier
Düsseldorf (GodmodeTrader.de) – Dank der Kursavancen der letzten beiden Monate hat der Silberpreis nicht nur den Bruch des ehemaligen Baissetrends seit April 2011 (aktuell bei 14,06 US-Dollar) bestätigt, sondern nimmt auch Kurs auf einen ganz entscheidenden Widerstandsbereich. Als solchen werten wir die Kombination aus dem seit Juli 2016 bestehenden Abwärtstrend sowie den Glättungslinien der letzten […]
Russia’s Polymetal to shun M&A in 2019
MOSCOW, Jan 31 (Reuters) – Russian gold and silver producer Polymetal said on Thursday it will focus on asset sales in 2019 rather than getting involved in industry consolidation. “The pressure from at least some of our shareholders has been to grow smaller or to grow more focused to reduce the number of assets in […]
China’s Chalco shuts Shandong aluminium plant amid rising power costs
BEIJING, Jan 31 (Reuters) – Aluminum Corp of China , known as Chalco, said late on Wednesday it had stopped production at an aluminium smelting plant in eastern China’s Shandong province, citing high electricity costs. In a statement to the Shanghai and Hong Kong stock exchanges, Chalco said it was implementing “flexible production” on all […]
Dovish Fed helps propel copper to seven-week high
LONDON, Jan 31 (Reuters) – Copper prices hit seven-week highs on Thursday as the dollar slipped after the U.S. central bank signalled further interest rate rises could be shelved, but gains were capped by shrinking activity in China’s manufacturing sector. Benchmark copper on the London Metal Exchange was up 0.6 percent at $6,175 a tonne […]
