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Ingots of 99.99 percent pure gold are processed at the Novosibirsk precious metals refining and manufacturing plant in the Siberian city of Novosibirsk, Russia, September 15, 2023. REUTERS/Alexander Manzyuk/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights
Pure 1,000-gram gold bars produced by South Korea’s LS-Nikko are stacked in a dealers room in Seoul on January 9, 2009. KIM JAE-HWAN | AFP | Getty Images Gold prices edged up on Monday as drawn-out discussions around the U.S. debt ceiling and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s less-hawkish comments added to the safe-haven bullion’s appeal.
WASHINGTON, May 19 (Reuters) – Republican U.S. lawmakers resumed negotiations with President Joe Biden’s Democratic administration on Friday on raising the federal government’s $31.4 trillion debt ceiling, top congressional Republican Kevin McCarthy said. Talks resumed hours after being paused by McCarthy’s lead negotiator and Biden’s representatives, which rattled financial markets as the deadline ticked closer […]
LONDON, March 31 (Reuters) – Oil prices ticked up on Friday with U.S. inflation data showing some signs of slowing price rises, but on the month oil was on course for its weakest performance since November. Brent futures , which have risen nearly 6% this week, were up 22 cents or 0.3% at $79.49 a […]
Consumer confidence inched up in March after two straight monthly declines, even as persistent inflation, bank collapses and anxiety over a possible recession weighed on Americans By MATT OTT AP Business Writer March 28, 2023, 10:10 AM ET • 2 min read WASHINGTON — Consumer confidence inched up in March after two straight monthly declines, […]
An employee arranging gold rings inside a Titan Co. Tanishq jewelry store during the festival of Dhanteras in Mumbai, India. Gold inched up on Wednesday, as the dollar weakened slightly, while investors waited for a key decision on interest rates from the U.S. Federal Reserve which could influence the outlook for bullion, amid growing worries […]
Cargo containers are seen at the Port of Long Beach, California June 19, 2008. REUTERS/Fred Prouser/File Photo Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register LOS ANGELES, July 1 (Reuters) – The contract covering more than 22,000 workers at 29 U.S. West Coast ports expires late on Friday, dialing up worries that labor disruption […]
The birthrate in the United States increased slightly last year, ending what had been a consistent decline since 2014, the federal government reported on Tuesday. There were 3,659,289 births in 2021, an increase of about 46,000, or 1 percent, from 2020, when there was a sharp drop, according to provisional data released by the National […]
A woman seeking employment attends the 25th annual Central Florida Employment Council Job Fair at the Central Florida Fairgrounds. Paul Hennessy | LightRocket | Getty Images The U.S. unemployment rate overall fell in February, but rose for Black women, who have been disproportionately affected during the pandemic. The February jobs report showed stronger-than-expected jobs growth, […]
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