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The charts that matter: gold hangs on to gains while the dollar continues higher
The gold price continued to hang on to last week’s gains, even as the US dollar powered higher this week. Here’s how that has affected the charts that matter most to the global economy.
This week, we’re looking at China. Not so very long ago, Chinese stocks looked like a good bet. The economy was booming, stocks were soaring (though many shares were mispriced, opening up all sorts of opportunities) and it offered diversification for your portfolio. But now? Things are different.
There are three distinct worries for investors, says Cris Sholto Heaton. The country’s passion for social control and its crackdown on dissent; state meddling in private businesses; and its deteriorating relations with the West. Some private sector businesses will undoubtedly do fine, but it may be increasingly hard to pick winners.
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Gold kept hold of the previous week’s gains as investors continue to worry about inflation.
(Image credit: (Gold: three months))
The US dollar index (DXY – a measure of the strength of the dollar against a basket of the currencies of its major trading partners) slipped a little, but the greenback’s rise is likely to continue, says Dominic, something that is causing a “fundamental shift in the investment landscape”.
(Image credit: (DXY: three months))
Despite the dollar’s strength, the Chinese yuan (or renminbi) firmed up against it (when the red line is rising, the dollar is strengthening while the yuan is weakening).
(Image credit: (Chinese yuan to the US dollar: since 25 Jun 2019))
The yield on the ten-year US government bond dipped a little.
(Image credit: (Ten-year US Treasury yield: three months))
The yield on the Japanese ten-year bond rose slightly.
(Image credit: (Ten-year Japanese government bond yield: three months))
While the yield on the ten-year German Bund slipped further into negative territory.
(Image credit: (Ten-year Bund yield: three months))
Copper is looking very volatile these days.
(Image credit: (Copper: nine months))
And the closely related Aussie dollar continued to fall against the US dollar.
(Image credit: (Aussie dollar vs US dollar exchange rate: three months))
Bitcoin fell from its recent new high.
(Image credit: (Bitcoin: three months))
US weekly initial jobless claims fell by 1,000 to 268,000. The four-week moving average rose by 7,750 to 272,750.
(Image credit: (US initial jobless claims, four-week moving average: since Jan 2020))
The oil price eased somewhat.
(Image credit: (Brent crude oil: three months))
Amazon's share price took off in a week when it said it would soon no longer accept Visa credit cards for payment in the UK. Could investors be looking forward to the e-commerce giant disrupting finance, too? Visa’s share price fell by 5% on the news.
(Image credit: (Amazon: three months))
And Tesla looked to be recovering from the 10% rout prompted by Elon Musk’s most recent adventures on Twitter.
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