(Kitco News) - It is not just about the economic and political headlines, according to the best-selling author, Jim Rickards, who said that the current gold bull market is being driven by fundamentals.“We are in the third year of a bull market with a very long way to run,” Jim Rickards told Kitco News on the sidelines of the Vancouver Resource Investment Conference. “The fundamen...Read More

(Kitco News) - It is not just about the economic and political headlines, according to the best-selling author, Jim Rickards, who said that the current gold bull market is being driven by fundamentals.“We are in the third year of a bull market with a very long way to run,” Jim Rickards told Kitco News on the sidelines of the Vancouver Resource Investment Conference. “The fundamen...Read More

U.S. stocks finished the day mixed, after touching record highs in early trading. The Dow traded on both sides of breakeven, but ultimately ended with a modest loss, as speculators weighed a mixed bag of blue-chip earnings reports, with Travelers (TRV), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Verizon (VZ), and Procter & Gamble (PG) among the stocks in focus. FAANG stock Netflix (NFLX) also garnered a healthy amo...Read More

Stock MarketsNet ChngStock MarketsNet ChngS&P/ASX 200** 6,037.00 45.10 NZX 50**8,325.05 17.42DJIA**26,210.81-3.79 NIKKEI**24,124.15307.82Nasdaq**7,460.28 52.257FTSE**7,731.83 16.39S&P 500** 2,839.13 6.16Hang Seng** 32,930.7 537.29SPI 200 Fut 6,003.017.0STI** 3,592.08 22.65SSEC**3,546.9816 45.62 KOSPI** 2,536.60 34.49--------------------------------------------------------------------------...Read More

* Netflix hits record on strong Q4* P&G, J&J weigh on Dow after results* Trump slaps import tariffs on washers, solar panels* Dow down 0.01 pct, S&P 500 up 0.22 pct, Nasdaq up 0.71 pct (Updates with U.S. market close)By Chuck MikolajczakNEW YORK, Jan 23 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks advanced on Tuesday, as strong results from Netflix helped lift the S&P and Nasdaq Composite, but the Dow...Read More

(Adds details on company strategy)SAO PAULO, Jan 23 (Reuters) - Brazilian toy retailer Ri Happy Brinquedos SA filed on Tuesday for an initial public offering on the Sao Paulo stock exchange, joining a rush of new share sales at the start of the year. According to a filing with securities regulator CVM, the company will issue new shares, and shareholders such as funds managed by buyout firm Carlyl...Read More

Jan 24 (Reuters) - Australian shares are poised to edge higher on Wednesday, inspired by gains on Wall Street, while weaker iron ore and base metal prices might weigh down material stocks.U.S. stocks advanced on Tuesday, as strong results from Netflix helped lift the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite . Chinese iron ore futures dropped 4 percent overnight, while copper prices fell to their lowest in...Read More

* Euro zone consumer confidence jumps more than expected * Dollar slips vs yen after BoJ meet (Updates prices, market activity, comment)By Saqib Iqbal AhmedNEW YORK, Jan 23 (Reuters) - The dollar extended recent weakness against a basket of major currencies to hit a fresh three-year low on Tuesday, after the euro surged on consumer confidence data indicating strong momentum in the region's economy...Read More

TORONTO, Jan 23 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index inched up slightly on Tuesday, led by technology and energy shares, offsetting declines in healthcare and telecommunication companies. The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index unofficially closed up 9.57 points, or 0.06 percent, at 16,357.55. Five of the index's 10 main groups ended higher. (Reporting by Nichola Saminather; Edit...Read More

Jan 23 (Reuters) - U.S. stocks advanced on Tuesday, as strong results from Netflix helped lift the S&P and Nasdaq Composite, but the Dow Industrials were hemmed in by declines in Johnson & Johnson and Procter & Gamble. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 4.27 points, or 0.02 percent, to 26,210.33, the S&P 500 gained 6.22 points, or 0.22 percent, to 2,839.19 and the Nasdaq Composi...Read More

(Adds quotes and details from central bank statement, background on Argentina economy)BUENOS AIRES, Jan 23 (Reuters) - Argentina's central bank cut its policy rate to 27.25 percent on Tuesday from 28 percent previously, the monetary authority said in a statement, the second straight cut since the government relaxed its inflation target.The move comes after central bank Governor Federico Sturzeneg...Read More

BitFlyer - the largest exchange in the world with up to 30% of the global market and controls 80% of bitcoin trading in Japan - is launching its European service on Tuesday, after it received a license from Europe's financial regulator.Read full newsRead More

* U.S. stocks up edge higher in midday trading* World stocks hits record again* Treasury yields fall in line with Japanese govt bond yields (Updates to U.S. afternoon trading, adds oil price settlements)By Caroline ValetkevitchNEW YORK, Jan 23 (Reuters) - World stock markets broadly edged higher on Tuesday, with the U.S. market getting a lift from upbeat earnings from companies such as Netflix, wh...Read More

Deltex Medical Group plc (LON:DEMG) saw its shares slide 0.2p to 1.35p after it cashed in on recent share price strength.The company, which makes oesophageal Doppler monitoring medical devices, raised ?1.75mln (gross) through the issue of 140mln shares at 1.25p a pop.The placing price was the minimum level at which the shares were to be issued, according to an earlier statement from Deltex.The fu...Read More

AK Steel Holding Corporation (NYSE:AKS) will report earnings before the open next Tuesday, Jan. 30, and just a day later fellow steel stock United States Steel Corporation (NYSE:X) will be in the earnings spotlight, as well. Both these stocks are experiencing accelerated options trading today, while the steel industry awaits its own decision on import tariffs from the White House. AKS Options Trad...Read More

On Tuesday, gold climbed back towards the $1,340 an ounce level bringing gains since mid-December to nearly $100 an ounce or 8%. Large-scale speculators have been increasing their exposure to gold on derivatives markets doubling net long positions - bets that gold will be more expensive in future - in the space of three weeks to the equivalent of 20m ounces. Retail and institutional investment i...Read More

On Tuesday, gold climbed back towards the $1,340 an ounce level bringing gains since mid-December to nearly $100 an ounce or 8%. Large-scale speculators have been increasing their exposure to gold on derivatives markets doubling net long positions - bets that gold will be more expensive in future - in the space of three weeks to the equivalent of 20m ounces. Retail and institutional investment i...Read More

BUENOS AIRES, Jan 23 (Reuters) - Argentina's central bank cut its policy rate to 27.25 percent on Tuesday from 28 percent previously, the monetary authority said in a statement, the second straight cut since the government relaxed its inflation target.The move comes after central bank Governor Federico Sturzenegger told reporters he expected regulated prices for services like utilities and transpo...Read More

The U.S. stock market has set fresh record highs again today, amid the latest batch of corporate earnings reports. Among specific equities on the move are casino name Wynn Resorts, Limited (NASDAQ:WYNN), renewable energy installer Vivint Solar Inc (NYSE:VSLR), and chipmaker Nvidia Corporation (NASDAQ:NVDA). Here's a quick roundup of how shares of WYNN, VSLR, and NVDA are trading today.Wynn Resorts...Read More

(Adds market reaction, analyst comments, graphic)By Richard LeongNEW YORK, Jan 23 (Reuters) - Investors scrambled to buy $26 billion of U.S. two-year government notes on Tuesday, signaling some support for the bond market which has wobbled on worries about rising domestic inflation and less stimulus among overseas central banks.Expectations the Federal Reserve may raise key short-term borrowing c...Read More