MILAN, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Italy's Treasury has picked Banca IMI, Barclays Bank, ING Bank, JP Morgan and Royal Bank of Scotland to issue a new 20-year BTP bond in the near future.The new bond will expire on September 1, 2038, the Treasury said in a statement. (Reporting by Francesca Landini) Disclaimer: The views expressed in this article are those of the author and may not reflect those of Kitco M...Read More

Seagate Technology PLC (NASDAQ:STX) reported upbeat preliminary fiscal second-quarter revenuelast night, hours after the stock gapped higher amid reports the firm invested in cryptocurrency concern Ripple. As a result, STX stock received a flurry of bullish analyst attention this morning, with no fewer than five brokerage firms upping their price targets, including to $56 from $50 at Craig Hallum...Read More

After the strongest start to a calendar year in over a decade, U.S. stocks are largely overbought. What's more, the SPDR S&P 500 ETF Trust (SPY) -- which moves in step with the broader S&P 500 Index (SPX) -- is sending up a technical signal that flashed just once in 2017, according to data from Schaeffer's Quantitative Analyst Chris Prybal. Below, we take a look at these rare SPY signals, and what...Read More

Amazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) saw its price target raised to $1,400 from $1,200 at Piper Jaffray overnight -- a 12.2% premium to last night's close at $1,246.87. The brokerage firm weighed overall U.S. holiday retail spending versus its expectations for Amazon domestic holiday gross merchandise value, and concluded that Amazon "is arguably still in the early innings of its share-gain potential."...Read More

Mr. Sean Roosen reports OSISKO PORTFOLIO UPDATE; REALIZES PROCEEDS OF $25.5 MILLION ON AURICO INVESTMENTOsisko Gold Royalties Ltd. has provided an update on its investment portfolio. The company reports that it has delivered its shares of AuRico Metals Inc. to Centerra Gold Inc. for a cash consideration of $1.80 per share and for proceeds of $25.5-million, generating a gain for Osisko of $15.5-mil...Read More

Mr. Sean Roosen reports OSISKO PORTFOLIO UPDATE; REALIZES PROCEEDS OF $25.5 MILLION ON AURICO INVESTMENTOsisko Gold Royalties Ltd. has provided an update on its investment portfolio. The company reports that it has delivered its shares of AuRico Metals Inc. to Centerra Gold Inc. for a cash consideration of $1.80 per share and for proceeds of $25.5-million, generating a gain for Osisko of $15.5-mil...Read More

Rate rises by a central bank traditionally boost a currency as it promotes investors to flock to a country with the anticipation of higher-yielding assets However, Hatzius believes that we are now in a "fairly synchronized global upswing" where other central banks are also looking to push benchmark rates higher Silvia Amaro| @Silvia_Amaro Published 15 Hours AgoCNBC.comSHARES show chapters Doll...Read More

TORONTO, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Canada's main stock index seesawed on Monday as higher oil prices boosted energy shares, while the materials group was pressured by a drop in gold prices.The Toronto Stock Exchange's S&P/TSX composite index fell 0.96 of a point, or 0.01 percent, to 16,316.69 shortly after the open. Seven of the index's 10 main groups were higher. (Reporting by Fergal Smith Editing by...Read More

(Kitco News) - Gold prices are solidly lower and trading near the dailylow in mid-morning action Tuesday. Early losses were extended when the U.S.stock market opened at new record highs, to continue to keep investor interestless keen on the safe have gold and silver markets. Also, the U.S. dollar index is rallying early this week, which is another negative outside-market elementworking against the...Read More

(Kitco News) - Gold prices are solidly lower and trading near the daily low in mid-morning action Tuesday. Early losses were extended when the U.S. stock market opened at new record highs, to continue to keep investor interest less keen on the safe have gold and silver markets. Also, the U.S. dollar index is rallying early this week, which is another negative outside-market element working against...Read More

Jan 9 (Reuters) - Wall Street's major indexes opened at record levels on Tuesday, keeping alive the 2018 rally that is powered by robust economic data and expectations of strong quarterly earnings.The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 39.86 points, or 0.16 percent, to 25,322.86. The S&P 500 gained 3.78 points, or 0.137569 percent, to 2,751.49. The Nasdaq Composite added 17.27 points, or 0.24 p...Read More

LONDON, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Below are the tables for the best and worst performing actively managed emerging market equity and bond funds in 2017, based on data from Lipper Global, a Thomson Reuters company. The returns are measured in the fund's local currency.The tables only include funds available for sale in Britain and exclude those with less than $50 million under management.For a story on fun...Read More

* Chinese funds lead equity league tables* Russia equity funds biggest losers of 2017* Vontobel tops EM debt funds with contrarian stance* TABLE-Leaders and laggards in 2017: By Claire MilhenchLONDON, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Chinese equity funds trounced their emerging market peers in 2017, buoyed by MSCI's decision to include mainland shares in some of its indexes, while Latin American names helped the...Read More

FirstMajestic Silver Corp. (NYSE: AG;TSX: FR) says it has set another “aggressive”exploration budget for 2018, with an estimated 183,000 meters of planneddrilling across six producing mines and the Plomosas silver project. This comesafter the company completed over 156,500 meters of drilling on 807 holes, a newcompany record, during 2017. First Majestic reports a new discovery at Ermit...Read More

Base and precious metals miner Hudbay Minerals (TSX, NYSE:HBM) has agreed to buy a series of mining properties in southern Peru near its Constancia copper mine, which will see the Canadian company expanding its footprint in the country, the world's second largest producer of the red metal.The Toronto-based miner has now the option to buy a 100% interest in the Caballito (formerly Katanga) and Mar...Read More

Base and precious metals miner Hudbay Minerals (TSX, NYSE:HBM) has agreed to buy a series of mining properties in southern Peru near its Constancia copper mine, which will see the Canadian company expanding its footprint in the country, the world's second largest producer of the red metal.The Toronto-based miner has now the option to buy a 100% interest in the Caballito (formerly Katanga) and Mar...Read More

LJUBLJANA, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Slovenia plans to reduce its public debt to a little more than 70 percent of gross domestic product this year, the Ministry of Finance told Reuters on Tuesday.The government wants to cut debt to 32.5 billion euros($38.78 billion), or 71.7 percent of GDP. Last year, debt fell to 75.2 percent of GDP from 78.5 percent in 2016, according to the October finance ministry est...Read More

U.S. stock futures are signaling a positive start, after all three major market indexes nabbed record highs on Monday. With little in the way of economic data for traders to digest, Wall Street is eyeing a rally in Japan and the latest corporate news. Retail stocks will likely remain in focus, with Target (TGT) the latest retailer to unveil its holiday sales numbers. The tech sector will also be f...Read More

* Microsoft halts some AMD chip Meltdown patches after PCs freeze* Target joins retailers that recorded strong holiday sales* Oil hits highest since May 2015 above $68 on tighter market* Futures up: Dow 60 pts, S&P 3.5 pts, Nasdaq 0.19 pts (Adds comment, details on companies, updates prices)By Sruthi ShankarJan 9 (Reuters) - The S&P 500 and the Dow were on track for a record open on Tuesda...Read More

* Tens of thousands of workers stage strikes on Tuesday* Further walkouts planned for Wednesday* IG Metall demands 6 pct higher pay, right to shorter hours* Labour leader says dispute may escalate over working hours (Adds number of workers on strike, companies affected, changes dateline)By Maria SheahanFRANKFURT, Jan 9 (Reuters) - German industrial workers widened industrial action on Tuesday, wit...Read More