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© Reuters. Gold prices demonstrated resilience in Asian markets today, recovering from recent declines and approaching monthly peak levels despite lower trading volumes due to the Thanksgiving holiday. The halt in the US dollar’s advance comes amid growing expectations that the Federal Reserve may pause its aggressive rate hikes. The precious metal is trading just below the critical $2,000 mark, with a significant resistance level at $2,010 yet to be breached. On Wednesday, market sentiment was influenced by a more than 50% probability of Federal Reserve rate cuts by May 2024, which played a role in the USD’s dynamics, despite…

RistoArnaudov/E+ via Getty Images UK S&P Global/CIPS Manufacturing PMI rose to 46.7 in November 2023, up from 44.8 in the previous month and above market expectations of 45, a preliminary estimate showed. Output witnessed its slowest contraction in five months, yet inflows of new work and employment levels continued declining, primarily affected by unfavorable domestic economic conditions and sluggish demand. UK Services PMI rose to 49.5 in November of 2023 from 49.3 in the previous month, beating market expectations of a faster slowdown of 49.2. Despite pointing to a slight improvement from the previous month, the result marked a fourth…

© Reuters. The US dollar experienced a second consecutive day of decline against the Mexican peso, trading around 17.18, as investors weighed a mix of US economic data. Treasury bond yields climbed following an increase in US one-year inflation expectations to 4.5%, according to the University of Michigan (UoM) report, which kept its five-year forecasts stable at 3.2%. In contrast, the market digested a significant drop in US Durable Goods Orders, which fell by more than expected at -5.4%, and a lower-than-anticipated Jobless Claims figure of 209,000. The economic outlook for Mexico showed signs of moderation as Retail Sales growth…

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A bank customer making a transaction with a bank teller in a retail bank.Getty The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network—more commonly known as FinCEN—in close coordination with the Internal Revenue Service Criminal Investigation—sometimes referred to as CI or IRS-CI—issued an alert to financial institutions on fraud schemes related to the COVID-19 Employee Retention Credit (ERC). The alert provides an overview of some indicators associated with ERC fraud and scams, highlights red flags to assist financial institutions in identifying and reporting suspicious activity, and reminds financial institutions of their reporting requirements under the Bank Secrecy Act (BSA). The alert notes, for example,…

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© Reuters. The sun sets behind the skyline in Frankfurt, Germany, October 1, 2023. REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach/File Photo FRANKFURT (Reuters) – Germany’s financial firms may be well capitalised now but face challenges ranging from rising interest expenditure and weak loan demand to unrealised losses, Bundesbank Vice President Claudia Buch said on Wednesday. Interest rates have risen at the fastest pace on record in the past year and banks have done well to cope with the change but the new operating environment also holds risks, including a sharp fall in the value of securities held by lenders. “Almost two-thirds of savings banks…

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: The Apple Inc. logo is seen hanging at the entrance to the Apple store on 5th Avenue in Manhattan, New York, U.S., October 16, 2019. REUTERS/Mike Segar/File Photo By Yelin Mo and Brenda Goh BEIJING (Reuters) – Apple (NASDAQ:) saw a decline in the value of smartphone sales during China’s recent Singles Day shopping festival, data from Counterpoint Research showed, lagging domestic rivals Huawei and Xiaomi (OTC:) which recorded robust increases. The value of Apple’s smartphone sales declined 4% year-on-year during the two-week sales from October 30th to November 12th, the research consultancy said on Thursday.…

© Reuters. Investing.com– Gold prices rose slightly in Asian trade on Thursday after pulling back from key levels in overnight trade as strong labor market data fueled uncertainty over the path of U.S. interest rates.  The yellow metal saw a strong run-up this week amid growing optimism that the Federal Reserve was done raising interest rates in its current cycle. Gold prices briefly crossed the $2000 an ounce mark on Tuesday. But signs of resilience in the U.S. labor market and hawkish signals from the of the Fed’s recent meeting stalled gold’s rally. A rebound in the – from near…

imaginima London (UKX) +0.33% UK household energy bills set to rise as Ofgem raises price cap for next year; Goldman Sachs raises UK real GDP growth forecast for 2024 to 0.7% from 0.6% previously Germany (DAX:IND) +0.11% Germany’s manufacturing sector increased highest in six months France (CAC:IND) +0.19% France manufacturing and services sectors declined in November; France November business confidence 97 vs 98 prior The pan-European Stoxx 600 (STOXX) gained 0.16%. In the bond market, the U.S. 10-year Treasury yield was down 1 basis point at 4.41%. Germany’s 10-year yield was up less than 1 basis point to 2.57%. U.K.’s…