Central banks

Gold Rush in China

Published by Laurent Maurel | Sep 29, 2023 | 17710

The price of gold falls in London while it rises in China. The divergence reported in my last article continues this week. The Chinese gold and precious metals market seems to be following its own trajectory.

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Is Inflation Boosted by Oil?

Published by Philippe Herlin | Sep 28, 2023 | 9334

The ECB has just raised its deposit rate to 4% and halted its sovereign debt repurchases, with the stated aim of stamping out inflation. Unfortunately, this will probably have little effect, as oil prices are slowly but surely climbing.

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Inflation Back on the Rise in the United States

Published by Laurent Maurel | Sep 14, 2023 | 9049

In the United States, the consumer price index (CPI) rose by 0.6% in August and by 3.7% year-on-year. This is an acceleration on the 0.2% monthly increase and 3.2% annual gain published in July. The year-on-year increase is higher than the economists' forecasts. In other words, August's CPI exceeded...

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Weakened Economy, China Looks Beyond Its Borders

Published by Julien Chevalier | Sep 5, 2023 | 11568

It is becoming clearer an clearer that China will not be the leading power in tomorrow's world. Since the pandemic, China's economy and banking sector have been in dire straits. The country is looking for new sources of growth. At the BRICS summit, held in Johannesburg from August 22 to 24, Xi Jinpi...

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