World gold prices continue their record streak
The new peak of precious metal prices was established at 2,304 USD per ounce on April 4, thanks to expectations that the US would reduce interest rates.
The new peak of precious metal prices was established at 2,304 USD per ounce on April 4, thanks to expectations that the US would reduce interest rates.
The performance of Asian economies is not as expected and growth in the region is forecast to be slower than last year, according to the World Bank.
Domestic demand helped Russia's producer price index rise to 55.7 points last month, the highest since 2006.
Energy Fuels - America's largest uranium producer - increased exploitation when global instability and rising demand caused this nuclear material to increase in price.
China's PMI increased slightly in March, marking the first growth in the manufacturing industry in 6 months.
With no more revenue in Russia, Western companies have to sell assets at cheap prices and suffer huge losses when leaving.
Russian companies have to wait several months to be paid for oil sales, because banks are wary of secondary US sanctions.
With a salary increase this year, Europeans' ability to buy a house is still difficult to improve when real estate prices increase and loan interest rates remain high.
The US Federal Reserve (Fed) on March 20 kept the reference interest rate unchanged at a 22-year peak, and forecast to reduce interest rates 3 times this year.
Each ounce of gold increased by nearly 50 USD and all three key Wall Street indexes reached their peak thanks to the Fed's interest rate decision.