Posts Tagged ‘european-central’

Gold prices fell sharply Thursday after five of the world's top central banks made a joint effort to support European banks in a move designed to ease worries about the region's debt crisis. The U.S. Federal Reserve, the European Central Bank and three Full story

LONDON, Aug 4(Reuters) - Spot gold prices set yet another new record high on Thursday after the European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Trichet said the bank would continue to buy bonds in response to a deepening euro zone debt crisis. Gold hit a Full story

/oz, 1,069.93/oz and 955.18/oz. Gold is marginally lower in pounds and dollars and marginally higher in euros ahead of the key interest rate announcement from the European Central Bank (1245 GMT). The Bank of England kept interest rates at historic lows Full story

Forexpros – Gold futures edged higher to hit a two-week high on Thursday, ahead of a widely expected interest rate hike by the European Central Bank later in the day, while concerns over inflation and the euro zone’s ongoing debt woes supported Full story

- World stock markets fell Thursday as expectations grew that the European Central Bank may hike interest rates soon to ward off inflation while a Federal Reserve report added to evidence of a U.S. economic slowdown. Full story

FRANKFURT, May 10 (Reuters) - Gold and gold receivables held by euro zone central banks were unchanged at 350.668 billion euros in the week ending May 6, the European Central Bank said on Tuesday. Net foreign exchange reserves in the Eurosystem of Full story

HONG KONG (Reuters) Spot silver prices slid for the fifth straight day Thursday to the lowest in a month, while the euro secured gains against the dollar Thursday before the European Central Bank meeting where it is expected to reinforce its hawkish Full story

- The gold rally reared its pretty head again last week, on the European Central Bank's hike of a key interest rate Thursday. Full story

Gold climbed to a record for the third straight day on speculation that inflation will accelerate as the US trails Europe in raising interest rates. Bullion advanced to an all-time high of $US1466.50 an ounce. European Central Bank President Jean-Claude Full story

- Silver and gold prices were moving higher despite a rate hike threat from the European Central Bank. Full story