#Gold is already trading over $30 higher before 7 AM EDT, closing in on $2,380. Once it takes out its record-high of $2,415 set in April it's off to the races. Don't get left behind. #Silver is the catch up trade. It's up 40 cents, but still below $29. It's record-high is $50.
CNN reports that the world's largest plant 'designed to suck planet-heating pollution out of the atmosphere like a giant vacuum', has started its operations in Iceland.
The Monetary Policy Committee voted by a majority of 7-2 to maintain #BankRate at 5.25%. Find out more in our #MonetaryPolicyReport: https://t.co/2lnXthHbMt
Global gold demand has never been stronger.
Gold demand for the last 7 quarters has reached 40 million troy ounces on average.
This is almost 2 million higher than the quarterly average from Q1 2010 to Q2 2022.
Over the last 2 years, the gold demand surge has been almost entirely driven by central banks.
In 2022 and 2023, central banks bought a record 2,100 tonnes of gold.
Why central banks are so aggressively acquiring Gold?
India is now one of Apple’s $AAPL top 5 iPhone markets for the first time ever
India overtook Germany and France for iPhone sales in Q2 and is now just behind 🇬🇧🇯🇵🇨🇳🇺🇸 according to Counterpoint Research via CNBC
While the summer of disinflation is still looking good, unfortunately we'll get a boost to medical care services in the October CPI report (in Nov), as the health insurance index swings from about -4% to +1.1%. Could push the core into the low 0.3% area.
Chipotle $CMG just signed its first ever franchise deal
Chipotle signed an agreement with Kuwait-based Alshaya Group for the group to open franchised Chiptole locations in the Middle East starting next year
$BAC Bank of America Q2 FY23.
Revenue +11% to $25.2B ($260M beat):
• Net Interest income: $14.2B (+14% Y/Y).
• Noninterest income $11.0B (+8% Y/Y).
Net Income $8.0B (+19% Y/Y).
Earnings per share: $0.88 ($0.05 beat).
CET1 ratio of 11.6%.
Elon Musk and Tesla $TSLA are reportedly discussing an investment proposal with the Indian government 🇮🇳 to set up a factory in the country with an annual capacity of ~500K EVs - Reuters