Warren Buffett makes a big bet on gold 0 (0)

Buffett bought a stake in miner Barrick Gold
Warren Buffett has famously disparaged gold but evidently he’s had a change of heart.
According to a Q2 13F filed today, The Oracle of Omaha added 20.9 million shares of Barrick Gold, which is the world’s second largest gold miner. He paid $563.5 million for the stake, which equates

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Forexlive Americas FX news wrap: Retail Sales show some strength but its still about the unknown ahead 0 (0)

Forex news for North American trading on August 14, 2020
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In other markets:
– Spot gold is down $8.90 or 0.46% $1944.86
– Spot silver is down $1.02 or 3.73% $26.48
In the US debt market today, yields are ending the day mixed. The 30 year bond still has some digestive problems it seems after the bad auction yesterday. It is up by 1.8

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EU agrees deal with AstraZeneca for 300 million doses of its coronavirus vaccine 0 (0)

The European Commission announces in a statement
The bloc also says that there is also an added option to purchase 100 million more doses of the vaccine, on behalf of EU member states, once the vaccine has proven to be safe and effective. The full statement can be found .

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PBOC says will make it easier for foreign investors to use yuan to invest in Chinese markets 0 (0)

Comments by the Chinese central bank
The PBOC offers these remarks from time to time to appease market participants and continue to keep the image that its currency market is „fair game“. Nothing really new here but it just reaffirms that there are no changes to the narrative.

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Dollar, yen keep firmer amid the softer risk mood 0 (0)

EUR/USD slips to a session low of 1.1782, nears the 100-hour moving average
The dollar is keeping a little firmer on the session as it maintains slight gains against the likes of the euro, franc, loonie, aussie and kiwi currently. EUR/USD is seen slipping to a session low of 1.1782 and nears a test of the

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