Turkey’s central bank prepares gold reserves to defend lira

US brokerage firm Stifel, Nicolaus & Company has been fined $175,000 and censured by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) for publishing inaccurate and incomplete reports on how it handled customer orders in National Market System (NMS) securities. According to FINRA, between January 2020 and December 2023, Stifel released 16 quarterly reports under Rule 606(a)…

Keir Starmer has condemned Zack Polanski as “disgraceful” and unfit to head a political party after the Greens’ leader shared a social media post critical of the way police tackled the suspect in the Golders Green stabbings. The prime minister said any criticism of the police involved in the arrest was unfair on officers having…

VANCOUVER, British Columbia, Jan. 03, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Mustang Energy Corp. (CSE: MEC, OTC: MECPF, FRA:92T) (the “Company” or “Mustang”) is pleased to share a summary of its accomplishments since the commencement of trading in mid-2024. The Company has made significant strides in its mission to develop high-potential uranium and critical mineral assets in…

The Japanese yen has extended its losses on Friday.  In the European session, USD/JPY is trading at 150.39, up 0.40% on the day. Tokyo core CPI edges lower to 2.2% After a string of releases that pointed to an upswing in inflation, Tokyo core CPI for February reversed the trend on Friday.  Japan’s CPI, PPI…

Prior was +6156K Gasoline -2593K vs -2143K exp Distillates +3032K vs -1292K exp Refinery utilization +1.5% vs +0.4% exp The API data from late yesterday: Crude +2300K Gasoline +500K This report doesn’t matter for the oil market right now. There is something like 9.5 million barrels of oil per day shut in officially right now…