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If you’ve ever come across an old set of flatware, a decorative buckle, or a piece of costume jewelry stamped “German Silver,” you might assume it’s worth something close to sterling. German silver contains no silver at all. It’s a copper-nickel-zinc alloy that earned its name from its bright, silvery finish, not from its metal content. For anyone in the business of buying, selling, or appraising precious metals, that naming confusion matters. Here’s what German silver actually is, how it compares to real silver, and how to tell the difference before you make an offer. What German Silver Is Actually…
A sharp increase in longer-term government bond yields has become headline news, not only in the United States but across several major developed economies. The yield on the 30-year U.S. Treasury bond has climbed to its highest level since 2007 as investors weigh persistent inflation risks, rising energy prices, large fiscal deficits and an expanding supply of government debt. The rise in long-term yields has also caused the U.S. Treasury yield curve to steepen. This raises an important question for currency traders: Is a steepening yield curve positive or negative for the U.S. dollar? The answer is not as straightforward…
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Gold prices rose in Malaysia on Wednesday, according to data compiled by FXStreet.The price for Gold stood at 568.29 Malaysian Ringgits (MYR) per gram, up compared with the MYR 566.10 it cost on Tuesday.The price for Gold increased to MYR 6,628.50 per tola from MYR 6,602.91 per tola a day earlier.Unit measureGold Price in MYR1 Gram568.2910 Grams5,683.16Tola6,628.50Troy Ounce17,676.20FXStreet calculates Gold prices in Malaysia by adapting international prices (USD/MYR) to the local currency and measurement units. Prices are updated daily based on the market rates taken at the time of publication. Prices are just for reference and local rates could diverge…
Given that investors are sitting on unrealized gains and there few short positions remain open, the markets are more vulnerable to a downturn in economic news flow.
Series I Bonds A funny thing happened near the close of trading on Friday, August 14, 2026. U.S. Treasury yields initially declined following weaker-than-expected retail sales and consumer sentiment data. The reaction made sense. Signs of a slowing economy, combined with recent weakness in employment and inflation data, had reduced expectations that the Federal Reserve would raise interest rates in September. However, the decline in yields did not last. Long-term Treasury yields reversed course and rose sharply even though the economic data appeared to support lower rates. Was this simply an unusual end-of-week move, or was it an…
New 50% import taxes could hit liquor, hockey gear and wood products like particle board.
The Dollar Index trades near 99.50, roughly a tenth of a percent lower, having opened directly on its 200-day Exponential Moving Average (EMA) and failed there inside the first minutes, with a session low just above 99.25 taking out the August range. That is the tape on the day a 60-day framework meant to end the war over the Strait of Hormuz expires with nothing agreed to replace it, which is not how a haven currency is supposed to behave on a deadline.The haven bid went somewhere elseA senior Iranian official told Reuters the country may move from a defensive…
U.S. stock-index futures were little changed on Sunday after a quiet week on Wall Street, as investors await hints from the Fed concerning the outlook for interest rates.
A Third Approach to Trading Fundamental vs Technical Analysis For decades, traders have debated whether fundamental analysis or technical analysis is the better way to forecast movements in the foreign exchange market. Fundamental analysts study the economic forces that should determine a currency’s value. Technical analysts focus on price action and what the market is doing now. Although both approaches provide useful information, neither one tells the entire story. There is also a third view. Currencies do not move solely because of economic data or chart patterns. They are influenced by institutional order flow, central bank policy,…