INFLATION

By Jon Nadler After scaling up to $953.90 on the back of a new record of $115.50 in crude oil, gold prices turned back to the low $940's as the US dollar climbed to near 71.70 on the index....

By Emanuel Balarie With all the talk about housing, a declining US Dollar, and the inevitable recession, many people may be overlooking a potentially more devastating economic factor, writes...

China's gross domestic product (GDP) in the first quarter grew 10.6 percent over the same period of last year, and also higher than the annual growth rate target of 8 percent, the China National Bureau of Statistics (CNBS) said on Wednesday.

The dollar rose against the euro yesterday as surprisingly robust U.S. inflation and manufacturing data suggested the Federal Reserve may be less aggressive in cutting interest rates.

By Jon Nadler Gold prices took off for higher ground overnight as the divergent oil and dollar fueled additional speculative interest in the metal.There is still somewhat of a disconnect i...

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has released figures showing that the annual rate of inflation was unchanged in March. The ONS said that consumer price index (CPI) inflation rose by 0.4 per cent in March but that the annual rate of inflation was steady at 2.5 per cent.

By Bill Bonner Never did God give man such a sunny day that the authorities couldn't make it rain, writes Bill Bonner in The Daily Reckoning...As near as we can tell, nature favored Argen...

Copper Futures ended down on Tuesday as a firmer dollar slowed demand for the red metal.

Gold futures rose for a second day on Tuesday, making modest gains as a hedge against inflation after crude oil hit a new record high. Silver also rose.

Stocks turned slightly higher Tuesday afternoon following a choppy morning, influenced by record oil and gas prices, concerns about first-quarter financial results, rising inflation and upbeat earnings from Dow component Johnson & Johnson.

Sterling gained against the dollar on Monday as British producer price inflation surged taking some heat out of Bank of England interest rate cut expectations.

By William Rees Mogg Not every boom becomes a bubble, writes William Rees Mogg for The Daily Reckoning, and not every boom ends in a bust.But most of them do. In the present economic situa...

Bank of China (BOC) has adjusted its forecasts of the year-on-year increase rate of China's consumer price index (CPI)this year from 5.5 percent to 6.5 percent, and is expected to increase interest rates in the second quarter this year, said the report issued by BOC's department of the global financial markets on Monday.

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) released new figures on Monday showing a sharp increase in the price of manufactured goods in March.

By Jon Nadler Overnight gold trading was fairly subdued, with prices meandering between $918 and $929 as participants observed rising equity markets (the Nikkei added 378 points) and softer ...

By Jon Nadler After a brief dip to $928 gold started to build on yesterday's gains once again overnight as the dollar touched a new all time low vis a vis the euro and sank to 71.50 on the ...

Copper futures rose close to the highest record as a falling dollar prompted demand for metals as a hedge against inflation.

Copper futures in New York ended falling as U.S. housing data and higher prices rose concerns about lower demand and as the dollar rallied.

By Jon Nadler Gold prices eased into a lower trading channel of from $915 to $926 during the overnight hours, as participants observed an additional rise in the US dollar (72.34 on the index...

The idea that gold preserves wealth is even more important in an economic environment where investors are faced with a declining US dollar and rising inflation due to rising commodity prices.Histor...

U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson indicated on Wednesday that he was pleased with the rise in the yuan.