14:20:36
World Gold Council: Annual mine production increased 1% year-on-year (last year), but was below the 2018 record. Recycling throughout the year was affected by high gold prices and increased by 9% year-on-year.
14:19:40
World Gold Council: Global gold bar and coin investment experienced a moderate contraction in 2023 (down 3% year-on-year). Different trends in major markets in the East and West cancel each other out. Annual jewelry consumption remained stable at 2,093 tons. In a very high gold price environment, this is a very strong result.
14:18:53
World Gold Council: Central bank demand (last year) was almost on par with the 2022 record. In 2023, central bank gold purchases by various countries maintained an alarming pace, with annual purchases reaching 1,037 tons. Global gold ETF holdings fell for the third consecutive year, decreasing by 244 tons. European listed funds posted the biggest annual declines, reflecting lower demand for gold bars and coins in the region.
14:02:18
Azerbaijan lowered its refinancing rate from 8% to 7.75%.
14:01:58
World Gold Council: Gold consumption in India is expected to decrease in the March quarter due to lower wedding jewelery sales.
14:01:30
World Gold Council: It is expected that India’s gold consumption will increase to 800 tons-900 tons by 2024.
14:01:17
World Gold Council: Gold consumption in India fell 4% year-on-year in the December quarter, with rising prices hitting jewelry sales.
12:25:17
The Indian government: further reduces import duties on components used to manufacture battery covers, antennas and main lenses to 0%.
11:55:43
The Indian government: Reduces import tariffs on components used in mobile phone manufacturing to 10% from the previous 15%.
11:37:27
Philippine officials stated that the Philippines’ rice import volume in 2024 may be the same as in 2023. The Philippines plans to achieve 20 million tons of coarse rice production in 2024.
11:28:21
Royal Bank of Canada has canceled its expectation that the Reserve Bank of Australia will raise interest rates again, and now expects the Reserve Bank of Australia to cut interest rates by 50 basis points in the fourth quarter of 2024.
11:23:20
Governor of Bank Indonesia: Monetary policy in 2024 will focus on stability and pay attention to the space for interest rate cuts in the second half of the year.
10:51:09
Senior IMF official: Senior IMF official: FX intervention could reduce excess volatility and better align exchange rate movements with fundamentals.
10:50:58
Senior IMF official: There have been good discussions on exchange rate issues with the Japanese authorities, who are committed to a flexible exchange rate to act as a shock absorber.
10:22:30
Chief Cabinet Secretary Hayashimasa Hayashi: Japan maintains its position unchanged and hopes to restart negotiations and sign a peace treaty after resolving the Northern Territory issue.
10:21:40
Senior International Monetary Fund official: If the conflict in the Middle East escalates, it may affect oil prices and have an impact on many countries in Asia.
09:37:47
Australian Finance Minister Chalmers: The task of combating inflation has made good progress, but it is not yet completed.
08:42:43
Musk took to the social media platform "X" to initiate a vote on whether Tesla (TSLA.O) should change its domicile to Texas. Musk’s previous $55 billion compensation plan was overturned by a Delaware judge.
08:31:43
After the release of Australian CPI data, the Australian dollar AUD/USD fell more than ten points in the short term and then recovered, now trading at 0.6592.
08:30:06
The annual rate of private sector loans in Australia was 4.8% in December, down from 4.70% in the previous month.
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