Two banks and a metals trading house are providing data for the first-ever electronic fixing of the daily silver benchmark on Friday, the London Bullion Market Association said. Bank of Nova Scotia CA:BNS -0.22% and HSBC UK:HSBA -0.19% HSBC -0.12% participated in the previous, telephone-ba…
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Silver fix goes electronic for the first time
Two banks and a metals trading house are providing data for the first-ever electronic fixing of the daily silver benchmark on Friday, the London Bullion Market Association said. Bank of Nova Scotia CA:BNS -0.22% and HSBC UK:HSBA -0.19% HSBC -0.12% participated in the previous, telephone-ba…
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Silver fix goes electronic for the first time
U.S. consumer sentiment fell in August to its lowest since last November while a barometer of current economic conditions rose to its highest since July 2007, a survey released on Friday showed. The Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan’s preliminary August reading on the overall index on consum…
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US consumers less optimistic as sentiment hits 9-month low: UMich/Reuters
U.S. consumer sentiment fell in August to its lowest since last November while a barometer of current economic conditions rose to its highest since July 2007, a survey released on Friday showed. The Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan’s preliminary August reading on the overall index on consum…
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US consumers less optimistic as sentiment hits 9-month low: UMich/Reuters
A week ago, Canada released a jobs number that was a simply put a disaster: instead of creating the 20,000 jobs analysts had expected, the country’s Statistics bureau reported that a tiny 200 had been added in the month of July, following a drop of 9,400K the month before. This promptly led to…
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Canada Releases Atrocious Jobs Data; Then Revises It Above The Highest Estimate Following Public Outcry
A week ago, Canada released a jobs number that was a simply put a disaster: instead of creating the 20,000 jobs analysts had expected, the country’s Statistics bureau reported that a tiny 200 had been added in the month of July, following a drop of 9,400K the month before. This promptly led to…
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Canada Releases Atrocious Jobs Data; Then Revises It Above The Highest Estimate Following Public Outcry
Factory production increased in July at the fastest pace in five months as capital spending climbed and motor vehicle demand surged, indicating the industry is helping propel the U.S. economy. The 1 percent gain at manufacturers followed a 0.3 percent increase in the prior month that was more tha…
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Factory Production in U.S. Jumps 1% in July on Equipment Demand
Factory production increased in July at the fastest pace in five months as capital spending climbed and motor vehicle demand surged, indicating the industry is helping propel the U.S. economy. The 1 percent gain at manufacturers followed a 0.3 percent increase in the prior month that was more tha…
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Factory Production in U.S. Jumps 1% in July on Equipment Demand
The U.S. Department of the Treasury today released Treasury International Capital (TIC) data for June 2014. The next release, which will report on data for July 2014, is scheduled for September 16, 2014. The sum total in June of all net foreign acquisitions of long-term securities, short-term U…
The U.S. Department of the Treasury today released Treasury International Capital (TIC) data for June 2014. The next release, which will report on data for July 2014, is scheduled for September 16, 2014. The sum total in June of all net foreign acquisitions of long-term securities, short-term U…
The capital markets are subdued. European markets have been thinned by the Assumption Day holiday. The US dollar is a bit softer against most of the major currencies, except the Japanese yen. Equity and bond markets are mostly firmer as well. The news stream has been light. Investors are sti…
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Some Reflections on a Quiet Day
The capital markets are subdued. European markets have been thinned by the Assumption Day holiday. The US dollar is a bit softer against most of the major currencies, except the Japanese yen. Equity and bond markets are mostly firmer as well. The news stream has been light. Investors are sti…
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Some Reflections on a Quiet Day
Wholesale prices in the U.S. rose at a slower pace in July as fuel costs dropped by the most in eight months. The 0.1 percent increase in the producer price index matched the median forecast of economists surveyed by Bloomberg and followed a 0.4 percent gain the prior month, a Labor Department r…
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Wholesale Prices in U.S. Rise at Slower Pace as Fuel Costs Drop
Wholesale prices in the U.S. rose at a slower pace in July as fuel costs dropped by the most in eight months. The 0.1 percent increase in the producer price index matched the median forecast of economists surveyed by Bloomberg and followed a 0.4 percent gain the prior month, a Labor Department r…
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Wholesale Prices in U.S. Rise at Slower Pace as Fuel Costs Drop
Employment rose by 42,000 in July, the result of an increase in part-time work (+60,000). The unemployment rate declined 0.1 percentage points to 7.0%. In the 12 months to July, employment increased by 157,000 or 0.9%, with most of the growth in part-time work. The total hours worked were up slig…
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Canada Labour Force Survey, July2014(corrected)
Employment rose by 42,000 in July, the result of an increase in part-time work (+60,000). The unemployment rate declined 0.1 percentage points to 7.0%. In the 12 months to July, employment increased by 157,000 or 0.9%, with most of the growth in part-time work. The total hours worked were up slig…
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Canada Labour Force Survey, July2014(corrected)
Manufacturing sales rose 0.6% in June to $52.0 billion, the fifth gain in six months. The gain stemmed from a 3.0% increase in non-durable goods sales, led by the chemical, petroleum and coal product as well as the food industries. Excluding the chemical industry, total sales edged down 0.1% in June…
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Canada Monthly Survey of Manufacturing, June2014
Manufacturing sales rose 0.6% in June to $52.0 billion, the fifth gain in six months. The gain stemmed from a 3.0% increase in non-durable goods sales, led by the chemical, petroleum and coal product as well as the food industries. Excluding the chemical industry, total sales edged down 0.1% in June…
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Canada Monthly Survey of Manufacturing, June2014
The Producer Price Index for final demand rose 0.1 percent in July, seasonally adjusted, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. This increase followed a 0.4-percent advance in June and a 0.2-percent decline in May. On an unadjusted basis, the index for final demand climbed 1.7 per…
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US Producer Price Indexes – July 2014
It seems legendary hedge fund billionaire George Soros might be souring in his view on the market outlook for US stocks, based on his most recent 13-F filing in the US which showed a 605% increase in his short S&P 500 position (through put options on 11.29 million shares of SPDR S&P 500 ETF) to $2.2…
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George Soros Just Made A Huge Bet That US Stocks Might Fall
