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Highlights include US PCE, BoJ, China Activity Data, Flash PMIs, and Inflation from the UK, Japan and Canada   Marketwatch MON: US Holiday (MLK Day), Eurogroup Summit; EZ Final HICP (Dec), Canadian CPI (Dec), Chinese GDP (Q4), US Leading index (Oct), Housing Starts/Building Permits (Oct), Philadelphia Fed (Jan), New Home Sales (Nov), Australian Flash PMIs (Jan) TUE: PBoC LPR, EU Economic & Financial Affairs Council, UK Unemployment Rate & Average Earnings (Nov), Swiss Producer Prices (Dec), German ZEW (Jan), French & German Flash PMIs (Jan) WED: IEA OMR; UK CPI (Dec) THU: ECB Minutes (Dec), Norges Bank Policy Announcement, CBRT…

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Learn about the process of gold redefining, where old jewellery, scrap, and bullion are stripped back to their purest form, valued with precision, and reborn as tradable gold.  Read on. If you have ever sold gold jewellery, scrap, or bullion to any gold buyer in Brisbane, you must have thought, “What really happens with my gold? Does it get melted down? Is it resold as is? How do buyers obtain its real value?” For many people, gold refining may sound complex, but it’s actually pretty simple and easy to understand. This guide explains, step by step, how refining works in…

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Gold (XAU/USD) registers losses of over 0.70% on Friday as traders take profits, as in the last two weeks, data in the US has shown the labor market is not as weaker as expected. Therefore, traders are turning skeptical that the Federal Reserve (Fed) might go for two cuts, as reflected by the swaps markets. XAU/USD trades at $4,580 at the time of writing.Bullion retreats as resilient US data, easing geopolitical risks push traders to cut aggressive Fed easing betsMarket mood is turning negative as US President Donald Trump shook the markets, as he seems reluctant to nominate the National…

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Read on to understand how investing in gold through your SMSF works, what the ATO actually requires, and how physical bullion can add real balance to your retirement strategy. If you manage your own super, chances are you’ve thought about gold at some point. That’s the way markets move, after all. Inflation chews up money. Property and shares don’t always go the way you think they should. That’s about when SMSFs’ gold investment starts considering investments with more substance. The bright side is this: investing in gold with your SMSF is legal in Australia, provided you comply with the laws.…

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GBP/USD edges higher after registering modest losses in the previous session, trading around 1.3380 during the Asian hours on Friday. The pair may further lose ground as the US Dollar (USD) receives support after Thursday’s US Initial Jobless Claims data, which reinforced expectations that the Federal Reserve (Fed) will keep interest rates on hold for the coming months.Data from the US Department of Labor (DOL) showed Initial Jobless Claims unexpectedly fell to 198K in the week ended January 10, below market expectations of 215K and down from the prior week’s revised 207K. The data confirmed that layoffs remain limited and…

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Read on to learn how XRF testing reveals the true purity of your gold and ensures you receive a fair payout every time you sell. Well, if you’ve ever wondered why two different gold buyers can give you two highly differing quotes for the price of the same piece of jewellery, here’s the secret. It all comes down to how your gold is assessed.  In Brisbane, gold testing is more than a technical process. This process determines how precise your appraisal is and how much cash ultimately ends up in your pocket. This explains why gold merchants prefer XRF gold…

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NZD/USD has pared its recent gains from the previous session, trading around 0.5740 during the European hours on Thursday. The pair depreciates as the US Dollar (USD) gains ground after stronger-than-expected US economic data reinforced expectations that the US Federal Reserve will keep interest rates on hold in the coming months. Traders will also watch the weekly US Initial Jobless Claims data later in the day.The US Census Bureau reported on Wednesday that Retail Sales rose more than expected to $735.9 billion in November, up 0.6%, following a 0.1% contraction in October and beating market expectations of a 0.4% increase.…

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