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The charts that matter: gold in a positive mood
The gold price perked up significantly this week. Here’s how it affected the charts that matter most to the global economy.
This week’s magazine looks at the “new space age”, in light of Richard Branson winning the “battle of the billionaires” to be first in space. We also have an in-depth look at the fight against neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. There’s a lot going on in the field, and big profits for the company that can develop an effective drug. Mike Tubbs looks at the latest news, and picks some of the best stocks to buy.
This week’s “Too Embarrassed To Ask” video explains what the rather clunky acronym “Ebitda” means. You can watch that here.
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Once again, Merryn’s got a star guest for this week’s podcast. Author and economic historian Russell Napier talks to Merryn about the Asian financial crisis (the subject of his excellent new book, which you can get at 20% off with the code in the podcast); financial repression – or, as he calls it, “stealing money from old people slowly” – and why you should buy property, though perhaps not where you might expect. Find out what he has to say here.
The US dollar index (DXY – a measure of the strength of the dollar against a basket of the currencies of its major trading partners) carried on getting stronger.
(Image credit: US dollar index chart)
(DXY: three months)
The Chinese yuan (or renminbi) continued to reflect the dollar’s strength (when the red line is rising, the dollar is strengthening while the yuan is weakening).
(Image credit: USD/CNY currency chart)
(Chinese yuan to the US dollar: since 25 Jun 2019)
The yield on the ten-year US government bond attempted to climb back up but gave up most of its gains by the end of the week.
(Image credit: US Treasury bond yield chart)
(Ten-year US Treasury yield: three months)
The yield on the Japanese ten-year bond fell further, with a reprieve towards the end of the week.
(Image credit: Japanese government bond yield chart)
(Ten-year Japanese government bond yield: three months)
And the yield on the ten-year German Bund fell further, too.
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