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Oil gains fade as Iran's gas company says situation in Pars expected to return to normal

The image shown here was from video (or at least purported video) of the Pars gas processing station in Iran, or somethi...

The changes in the statement from January to March 2026

Here's a summary of the three changes made from January to March:Change 1 — Unemployment language (Paragraph 1): ...

Bitcoin, Ethereum Waver as Fed Holds Interest Rates Steady

Inflation has exceeded the central bank’s 2% target for nearly five years, but the Fed held rates firm again as Bitcoi...

FOMC March 2026 dot plot and central tendencies of economic forecasts.

The dot plot from Federal Reserve members outlining the projection for rates at the end of 2026, 2027 and 2028. For 2026...

Agnico Eagle Mines Uses Diesel Hedging To Support Margins And Returns

Agnico Eagle Mines (NYSE:AEM) has maintained profitability despite higher diesel costs, supported by fuel hedging that i...

The full statement from the March 2026 FOMC rate decision

March 18, 2026Federal Reserve issues FOMC statementFor release at 2:00 p.m. EDTAvailable indicators suggest that economi...

Breaking: The Federal Reserve holds interest rates, as expected

At its March meeting, the Federal Reserve (Fed) kept its Fed Funds Target Range (FFTR) unchanged at 3.50%–3.75%, right...

FOMC rate decision: No change

No change was expectedFed funds rate at 3.50-3.75%, unchangedMore headlines:Fed says implications of developments in Mid...

Update: Gold Falls to a Six-Week Low as U.S. Wholesale Prices Surged Last Month, Lowering Rate-Cut Hopes

(Updates prices.) Gold traded at a six-week low midafternoon on Wednesday as a report showed U.S....

Franco-Nevada Provides Details on Upcoming Investor Day

Franco-Nevada's management team will host an Investor Day in person and virtually on April 8, 2026, from 2:00 pm ET...

Deep dive on the 2026 dot. What to watch for

The market wants to know how many Fed rate cuts are coming in 2026 and the clearest indication of that will come in the ...

Comex Gold Settles 2.22% Lower at $4889.90

Gold settled 2.2% lower, down five of the past six sessions, and silver fell 2.9%, down for a sixth-consecutive session....

Gold crashes below $4,900 as hot PPI, Oil spike fuel USD rally

Gold (XAU/USD) tumbles by more than 2.20% on Wednesday as tensions in the Middle East rise and US inflation edges up, wh...

US Dollar Index holds near 100.00 as hot PPI and Fed decision dominate

DXY edged up about 0.3% on Wednesday, trading around 99.85 in a session dominated by the hotter-than-expected Producer P...

Dow Jones Industrial Average drops as hot PPI data fuels stagflation fears

The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell nearly 1% on Wednesday, shedding over 450 points as a hotter-than-expected Produce...

Gold Holds Near $5,000 as Fed Outlook and Middle East Tensions Collide

Bullion stays rangebound as investors weigh steady Fed rates against rising energy-driven inflation risks from ongoing r...

Strategy and Bitmine Immersion Technologies Tumble 6%: Is the Crypto Treasury Trade Running Out of Steam?

Strategy (NASDAQ:MSTR) stock and Bitmine Immersion Technologies (NYSE:BMNR) stock are both sliding 6% Wednesday afternoo...

What's priced in for the Federal Reserve ahead of the FOMC decision

The Federal Reserve interest rate decision is at 2 pm ET and the chances of any move on the 3.50-3.75% Fed funds rate is...

Why Newmont Stock Is Tumbling Today

While no one knows where gold price will head next, your strategy for Newmont stock should be clear....

Video - CEO Clips: Silver Viper Minerals Expands La Virginia Resource in Mexico

Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - March 18, 2026) - Silver Viper Minerals (TSXV: VIPR) (OTCQB: VIPRF) is ad...

Cathie Wood sends blunt message on 1971 gold standard reset

ARK Invest CEO Cathie Wood is a veteran investor in the digital assets industry even though it's still barely more ...

CEE FX: Rate hike bets fading with risk-on – ING

ING’s Frantisek Taborsky notes that Central and Eastern European FX has benefited from improved global risk sentiment,...

Geopolitical headlines continue to roll in

A wave of headlines crossed the wires in the final minutes of trading, adding to an already tense backdrop.On the politi...

Gold Extends Decline as Middle East Tensions Drive Energy Prices Higher

Gold prices extended losses, with New York futures now below $4,900 a troy ounce as rising energy prices due to the Iran...

Sixty North Gold Mining Says Crews and Equipment Mobilized to Its Mon Gold Mine

Sixty North Gold Mining (SXTY.CN) on Wednesday provided an update on its plan to begin gold producti...

Nasdaq and S&P are trading above key MA levels keeping the buyers in control into the FOMC

The broader NASDAQ and S&P indices both came under pressure last Friday, with the NASDAQ breaking and closing be...

EUR/USD bounces off 1.1500 ahead of Fed interest rate decision

EUR/USD recovers part of its earlier decline on Wednesday as the US Dollar (USD) eases slightly from daily highs, offeri...

BoC acknowledges slower growth while maintaining a tightening stance

The Bank of Canada (BoC) opted on Wednesday to keep its policy rate at 2.25%, as anticipated, though the accompanying st...

Video - CEO Clips: G2 Goldfields Advances High-Grade Gold Project in Guyana

Vancouver, British Columbia--(Newsfile Corp. - March 18, 2026) - G2 Goldfields Inc. (TSX: GTWO) (OTCQX: GUYGF) is advanc...

AngloGold Ashanti vs. Harmony Gold: Which Gold Stock Shines More?

AU and HMY gain from surging gold prices, but differences in growth, costs, and performance shape the investment debate....

LatAm: High carry with rising asymmetry risk – BNY

BNY’s EMEA Macro Strategist Geoff Yu highlights that Latin American sovereign bonds remain the best-held global segmen...

GBP/USD slips as hot US PPI fuels Fed hawkish repricing

GBP/USD falls 0.21% on Wednesday following the release of a hot US inflation report, prompting investors to cut their do...

If You Had Invested $100 in Bitcoin in 2012, You’d Be a Millionaire Today

Bitcoin has a habit of making people do uncomfortable math that starts with a simple question: What if I had bought a li...

BRL: Aggressive easing and currency risks – Commerzbank

Commerzbank’s Michael Pfister expects the Brazilian central bank to start its cutting cycle, with consensus looking fo...

USD/JPY: Gopher gains ground ahead of Fed decision as inflation pressure builds

USD/JPY is trading near the 159.50 price zone, gaining some ground during the American session as the pair awaits the Fe...

Gold slides to a fresh monthly low ahead of the Fed decision

Gold (XAU/USD) trades with a downside bias on Wednesday as the US Dollar (USD) and Treasury yields rebound ahead of the ...

WTI Oil prices climb as Middle East war persists, Iraq-Turkey deal eases supply risks

West Texas Intermediate (WTI) US Oil trades around $97.50 at the time of writing on Wednesday, up 2.37% on the day, supp...

BoC's Macklem: Ready to hike if energy fuels persistent inflation

Governor Tiff Macklem took questions from reporters, offering markets a clearer read on the central bank’s thinking. H...

Bitcoin price today: declines to $71k on fresh Iran escalation, hot inflation data

BoC: Dovish hold with skew to easing – TD Securities

TD Securities strategists report that the Bank of Canada (BoC) kept its policy rate at 2.25% and dropped guidance that t...

Updates on the Iran war suggest the US will stick to timeline but Israel/Iran unclear

This is from Tulsi Gabbard, Director of National Intelligence at hearings today:"The IC assesses the regime in Iran...

EURUSD Technicals: The EURUSD respects the high & low targets.Traders await the next shove

EURUSD Pushes Above the 200-Hour Moving Average — Then ReversesThe EURUSD moved higher during the European morning ses...

Tech stocks struggle: Concerns in consumer electronics and healthcare

Sector OverviewThe current stock market heatmap reflects a mixed bag of performance across sectors today. Technology is ...

Bank of Canada press conference: It's too early to assess Iran war effect on domestic GDP

The Bank of Canada held rates at 2.25%, as expected but the statement highlighted risks to both sides of the mandate.Whe...

EIA weekly US crude oil inventories +6156K vs +383K expected

Prior was +3842KGasoline -5436K vs -1607K expDistillates -2527K vs -1525K expRefinery utilization +0.6% vs +0.4%The API ...

Aster Expands WLFI Collaboration, Launches USD1-Denominated Perpetual Markets

Gold (XAU/USD) Price Forecast for Today, Tomorrow, Next Week, and the Next 30 Days - LiteFinance

Gold (XAU/USD) Price Forecast for Today, Tomorrow, Next Week, and the Next 30 Days  LiteFinance...

Gold Forecast: XAU/USD could crack 50-day SMA support if Fed turns hawkish - FXStreet

Gold Forecast: XAU/USD could crack 50-day SMA support if Fed turns hawkish  FXStreet...

Bitcoin takes a breather as focus remains on Iran war, central bank decisions