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 | Alasdair Macleod - Finance and Eco. |
Central banks and gold  |
| The very near future is likely to see a sea-change in central bankers’ attitude to the gold allocation in their reserves. The failure of G20 monetary policy since the financial crisis is causing a general rethink, which may eventually lead to a new policy direction.For now, that is undecided, beyond a growing acceptance that today’s monetary policy does not work and the assumptions of recent decades, that gold as money should be phased out, might have been a mistake.The idea, that Western centraSunday, March 5, 2017 |
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| Graham Summer - Gains Pains & Capital |
| Venezuela Enters the Record Book, Officially Hyperinflates |
| Authored by Steve H. Hanke of the Johns Hopkins University. Follow him on Twitter @Steve_Hanke.
Venezuela’s inflation has officially become the 57th official, verified episode of hyperinflation and been added to the Hanke-Krus World Hyperinflation Table, which is printed in the authoritative Routledge Handbook of Major Events in Economic History (2013). An episode of hyperinflation occurs when the monthly inflation rate exceeds 50 percent for 30 consecutive days. Venezuela's monthly inflation raMonday, December 12, 2016 |
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| 24hGold - Noodls |
| Being an active member of our communities |
| As the world's largest steel and mining company, we have an important role to play in all countries in which we have a presence. But how do we ensure we are an active and welcome member of the communities in which we operate?
Engagement with our local stakeholders has always been at the heart of our corporate responsibility programme. We want to be welcomed as good neighbours, actively engaging at a local level, and making a positive contribution to more resilient and thriving communities.
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| 24hGold - Yahoo |
| 8:24 am Noble Energy announces additional Falkland Island acreage and 2015 drilling update |
| 7:02 pm Celanese announces intermediate chemistry price increases (CE) : This increase will be incremental to any previous increases that were announced but not implemented and will be effective immediately, or as contracts allow. Product: Vinyl Acetate Monomer; Asia outside China: $60 USD/MT6:58 pm Southside Banc declares 5% stock dividend (SBSI) : Co declared a 5% common stock dividend payable to common stock shareholders of record April 27, 2015. The stock dividend is scheduled for paymentMonday, April 13, 2015 |
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| 24hGold - Yahoo |
| OIL 6:29 am Statoil ASA announces new gas discovery in the Aasta Hansteen region |
| 6:42 pm Otter Tail Power: Chuck MacFarlane elected CEO and President (OTTR) : Shareholders elected Chuck MacFarlane to the board of directors for a three-year term. He replaces Jim McInytre, who retired both as a member of the board of directors and as CEO. MacFarlane has been Otter Tail Corporation's president and chief operating officer since April 2014. At a meeting of the board of directors that followed the annual meeting of shareholders, MacFarlane was elected chief executive officer aMonday, April 13, 2015 |
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| 24hGold - Yahoo |
| GOLD 10:09 am Gold Fields announces a three year wage agreement with trade unions at its South Deep mine in South Africa |
| 7:56 am Legg Mason reported preliminary assets under management of $702.7 billion as of March 31, 2015, up from $701.8 bln in March 2014 (LM) : ...7:55 am S&P futures vs fair value: -3.50. Nasdaq futures vs fair value: -0.90. (:WRAPX) : U.S. equity futures trade modestly lower amid mixed action overseas. The S&P 500 futures hover four points below fair value after spending the night within a six-point range. The new trading week has gotten off to a relatively quiet start with the dollar buildingSunday, April 12, 2015 |
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| 24hGold - Yahoo |
| 9:05 am Buenaventura SA reports Q1 production and FY15 guidance |
| 8:54 am S&P futures vs fair value: -4.30. Nasdaq futures vs fair value: -0.30. (:WRAPX) : The S&P 500 futures trade four points below fair value. Markets in the Asia-Pacific region finished mostly higher on Monday. Hong Kong's Hang Seng Index and China's Shanghai Composite continued their bull runs, rallying 2.7% and 2.2%, respectively in the face of weaker than expected trade data out of China. The latter reportedly left traders inclined to think further policy stimulus will be provided. In ecSunday, April 12, 2015 |
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