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☆ TD Securities says its time to take profits on gold
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-08 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

In this videoShare Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailTD Securities says its time to take profits on goldDaniel Ghali, TD Securities senior commodity strategist, joins 'Fast Money' to discuss its latest call to take profits in gold as the commodity hits record highs.

Persons: Daniel Ghali Organizations: Securities, TD Securities

☆ Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce choose opposite ends of the fashion field for the Super Bowl
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-12 | by ( Leah Dolan | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

The 14-time Grammy winner and 3-time Super Bowl champion arrived at Allegiant Stadium on Sunday in looks that were designed to achieve different things. Taylor Swift arrived in a decidedly more muted look, finished off by lashings of sentimental jewellery – including her '87' necklace in honor of Kelce's jersey number. While this was his fourth Super Bowl game in four years, he must have felt the additional eyes — mainly of the Swifties and the style press — on him. “We were thinking, this is the first Super Bowl in Las Vegas, so why not really let it represent that entertainment feel that Vegas is known for, and let him shine a bit.” Perhaps more crucially, it’s also his first Super Bowl as the boyfriend of a global superstar. Rapper Ice Spice, Donna Kelce, NFL player Jason Kelce, singer Taylor Swift and actress Blake Lively watch the game from Allegiant Stadium.

Persons: David, Victoria Beckham, Taylor Swift, Travis Kelce, Swift, Blake Lively, Lana del Rey, Miles Teller, Dion Lee, Stephanie Gottlieb, “ Taylor, Travis ”, Harry, “ Travis, ”, Mike Amiri, “, it’s, Donna Kelce, Jason Kelce, Rob Carr, won’t, Lil Nas X, Ghali, Loewe, Ezra Shaw, la, David Koma, Queen Elizabeth II’s Organizations: CNN, Bowl, TNT, British Vogue, Allegiant, Sanremo Music, Chelsea, MTV Locations: LA, British, Las Vegas, cardigan

☆ Gold drops below $2,000 as dollar gains, US yields pare losses
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-22 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Gold prices fell below the key $2,000 per ounce level on Wednesday as the U.S. dollar rebounded from lows and Treasury yields pared losses, while expectations that the Federal Reserve will pause rate hikes limited the slide in bullion. Lower interest rates typically boost gold prices as they reduce the opportunity cost of holding non-yielding assets. "The increase in the markets expectations for Fed cutting cycle to commence earlier in 2024 has been the prime force driving gold prices higher over the last week," said Daniel Ghali, commodity strategist at TD Securities. Fed officials agreed at their last policy meeting that they would proceed "carefully" and only raise interest rates if progress in controlling inflation faltered, minutes of the Oct. 31-Nov. 1 gathering showed. In other metals, spot silver fell 0.4% to $23.66 per ounce.

Persons: Jim Wyckoff, Daniel Ghali Organizations: Novosibirsk Refining Plant, U.S, Federal, Kitco Metals, Treasury, Reserve, TD Securities, Fed Locations: Novosibirsk, Russia, U.S

REUTERS/Alexander Manzyuk Acquire Licensing RightsSummaryCompanies US consumer prices unchanged in OctoberU.S. dollar eyes worst session in a yearSilver, palladium gain more than 3%Nov 14 (Reuters) - Gold prices gained 1% on Tuesday as the dollar and Treasury yields retreated after softer-than-expected U.S. consumer inflation data fuelled bets that the Federal Reserve may be done hiking interest rates. U.S. consumer prices were unchanged in October and underlying inflation showed signs of slowing. We are expecting a significant deterioration in the data over the course of the fourth quarter, which should weaken dollar and support gold," said Daniel Ghali, commodity strategist at TD Securities. "Over the next six months, we're looking at gold prices to rally towards $2,100 per ounce." Reuters GraphicsBoosting bullion's appeal, the dollar index (.DXY) fell 1.4%, its biggest daily decline in one year, while benchmark 10-year Treasury yields eyed their worst day in eight months after the inflation data.

Persons: Alexander Manzyuk, Austan Goolsbee, Daniel Ghali, Commerzbank, Ashitha Shivaprasad, Emelia Sithole, Shilpi Majumdar Organizations: REUTERS, Companies, Treasury, Federal, Chicago Fed, TD Securities, Reuters, Thomson Locations: Novosibirsk, Siberian, Russia, U.S, Bengaluru

☆ Some fund managers see merit in China's deeply discounted stocks
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( Summer Zhen | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

U.S. asset manager Fidelity International is highlighting China's looser monetary policy and the government's recent 1 trillion yuan ($137.10 billion) borrowing-and-spending sovereign bond plan as a tailwind for the country's stock markets. London-based £3 billion fund manager Somerset Capital Management likewise finds China exciting. The stock market has yet to recover, but has stabilised. Morgan Stanley estimates long-only foreign investors now have their deepest underweight positions in China and Hong Kong equities in years. Chinese stocks could see a short-term sentiment pick-up given foreign funds have such light positions in the market, said Redmond Wong, Greater China market strategist at Saxo Markets.

Persons: Dado Ruvic, ”, Marty Dropkin, Mark Williams, Morgan Stanley, Patrick Ghali, Sean Ho, Vivek Tanneeru, Redmond Wong, Summer Zhen, Xie Yu, Vidya Ranganathan, Kim Coghill Organizations: REUTERS, Fidelity, Asia Pacific, Fidelity International . London, Somerset Capital Management, Nasdaq, Japan’s Nikkei, Sussex Partners, Hong, China, Hang Seng Tech, Monetary Fund, Cambridge Associates, Capital, “, Triata, Matthews Asia, Saxo Markets, Thomson Locations: HONG KONG, China, U.S, Asia, Hong Kong, London, Boston, San Francisco, Greater China

☆ Israel Captures a Hamas Naval Commander
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-08 | by ( ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

The Israeli military said that one of its marine commando units had captured Muhammad Abu Ghali, a Hamas deputy commander of the militant group's naval force. The military didn't say where or how he was captured.

Persons: Muhammad Abu Ghali

☆ Mali in meltdown as militants advance and U.N. withdraws
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-03 | by ( Edward Mcallister | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

[1/5] A man walks toward Sankore mosque, also known as the former University of Sankore, in Timbuktu, Mali September 25, 2023. "This conflict is escalating fast," said Ulf Laessing, the Bamako-based head of the Sahel programme at the Konrad Adenauer foundation. Back in 2012, French forces and the U.N. intervened to halt the advance in Mali. In Mali, fighting began in August between the army and an ethnic Tuareg group called the Coordination of Azawad Movements (CMA) around a base vacated by the U.N. "The problem is Mali has too few troops and too little mobility," said Michael Shurkin, director of global programs at 14 North Strategies consultancy.

Persons: Stringer, Sory Touré, jihadists, Ulf Laessing, Konrad Adenauer, Russia's Wagner, Jama'at Nusrat al, Michael Shurkin, Iyad Ag, Shurkin, Mohamed Massaya, Salaha, Aicha Sababou, Edward McAllister, Alexandra Zavis, Edmund Blair Organizations: University of Sankore, REUTERS, U.N, United Nations, Islamic, Reuters Graphics, CMA, Ghali, Transitional Council, Reuters, Authorities, Thomson Locations: Sankore, Timbuktu, Mali, DAKAR, jihadists, al Qaeda, Islamic State, West, Burkina Faso, Niger, Bamako, France, U.S, Sahara, Benin, Togo, Ivory Coast, Al Qaeda, Gao, Dakar

☆ Can a Rapper Change Italy’s Mind About Migrants?
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-02 | by ( Alia Malek | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +4 min

Those on the boats seeking to calm their nerves in rough waters sometimes sing the songs together. One summer vacation, when he was 16, Ghali arrived from Italy and began talking up life in Milan to his Tunisian cousin. The large influxes caught Europe off guard, as if it had forgotten that many of these countries were just across the Mediterranean. (The deal also simultaneously strengthened the hand — domestically and internationally — of Turkey’s increasingly authoritarian leader, Recep Tayyip Erdogan.) The following year, Italy signed an E.U.-sponsored deal with Libya, its former colony, to reduce sea crossings originating there.

Persons: Ghali, ”, Iraq —, Turkey’s, Recep Tayyip Erdogan Organizations: soccer, Nike, European Union Locations: Tunisia, Italy, Milan, stow, Tunisian, Italian, Europe, Syria, Afghanistan, Iraq, Turkey, Libya

☆ Gold slips as dollar advances with US debt talks dragging on
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-24 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Gold slipped as the dollar firmed, cutting some safe- haven flows into bullion from the looming risk of a U.S. debt default as talks entered a critical stretch. "Overwhelmingly, the debt ceiling headlines are at play.... Gold gained in the previous session "despite headwinds from a rising broad dollar, which reveals notable demand behind the scenes." Wall Street's main indexes opened lower as the debt ceiling impasse kept investors on edge. If regional U.S. banking troubles were to subside and agreement reached over the debt ceiling, gold could fall further, said Edward Gardner, commodities economist at Capital Economics.

Persons: Gold, Joe Biden, Kevin McCarthy, Daniel Ghali, TD Securities . Gold, Edward Gardner, Bullion Organizations: Democratic, TD Securities ., Capital Economics Locations: Moscow, U.S

☆ Gold flirts with all-time highs as banking concerns deepen
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-04 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Ingots of 99.99 percent pure gold are placed in a workroom at Krastsvetmet precious metals plant in the Siberian city of Krasnoyarsk, Russia, January 31, 2023. REUTERS/Alexander ManzyukGold made another run toward record highs on Thursday as U.S. banking concerns accelerated a flight to the safe-haven asset and sustained its stellar rally driven by bets for a pause in U.S. rate hikes. Spot gold was up 0.3% at $2,045.79 per ounce after climbing earlier to $2,072.19, shy of a record high of $2,072.49. The Fed Funds target rate stands in the 5%-5.25% range, with markets expecting rate cuts in the second half of the year. In physical markets, lofty prices have tarnished gold demand in top Asian retail hubs.

☆ Hedge funds bet consumers will rein in U.S. spending - Goldman Sachs
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-02 | by ( Nell Mackenzie | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

U.S. consumer spending plateaued in March, a sign that Americans may have become more averse to higher prices, data released last week showed. In Europe, stocks saw net buying by hedge funds for a fourth straight month in April, driven mainly by hedge funds buying to exit short positions in macro economic sectors, the Goldman Sachs note said. Goldman added that developed markets in Asia, especially Japan, saw net buying from hedge funds. Japanese stocks saw net buying by hedge funds for a fourth straight month and the largest level of notional net buying in two years, the note said. Global hedge funds that focus on buying and selling stocks posted a 0.58% increase in asset weighted returns, said the note.

☆ Gold retreats to weekly loss on hawkish Fed
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-21 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Gold fell sharply on Friday and was headed for its worst week in eight as hawkish remarks by U.S. Federal Reserve officials through the week bolstered bets for at least one more interest rate hike and buoyed the dollar. Spot gold dropped 1.4% to $1,976.27 per ounce by 12:18 p.m. U.S. gold futures fell 1.5% to $1,987.10. Bullion has shed about 1.2% so far this week, pressured by the dollar's gains overall, which made bullion more expensive for overseas buyers. Markets now see an 89% chance of a 25-basis point rate hike at the Fed's May 2-3 meeting.

☆ 2022 was actually a 'pretty good' year for hedge funds, says hedge fund advisory firm
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-11 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: 1 min

Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via Email2022 was actually a 'pretty good' year for hedge funds, says hedge fund advisory firmPatrick Ghali, managing partner at Sussex Partners, discusses the outlook for hedge funds in the wake of the banking crisis.

☆ Quotes: Global banks under pressure as SVB triggers contagion worries
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-14 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +8 min

LONDON, March 14 (Reuters) - The health of the global banking sector as interest rates rise remained in the spotlight on Tuesday in the wake of the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB). But days of wild swings in global markets and hefty losses in bank shares, left the outlook for the sector in focus. Banks are now faced with the classic problem that has threatened banks throughout history: a mismatch in terms between assets and liabilities." Hopefully we'll go over the next few days, whether or not the financial system is going to calm down or not. "It’s been an indiscriminate sell off in banking stocks, the financial sector repriced everywhere.

[1/3] The border fence between Morocco and Spain's north African enclave Melilla is seen along a road, December 11, 2014. Bilateral trade rose to 17 billion euros in 2022, making Spain Morocco's biggest trade partner. The disputes underscore Spain's dependence on Morocco to control migration by Moroccans and sub-Saharan Africans seeking to cross the European Union's southernmost border. Some observers say the drop in migration could prove temporary and that Spain remains too dependent on Morocco. For a sustained fall in migration, Spain needs more cooperation with Morocco when it comes to repatriating illegal Moroccan migrants, said Blanca Garces, senior researcher in migration at the Barcelona Centre for International Affairs.

☆ Gold eases as dollar ticks up, but set for fifth weekly rise
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-20 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Meat bans, soaring gold prices and Britain voting to 'un–Brexit' could be on the cards for 2023, according to Saxo's Outrageous Predictions. Gold prices edged lower on Friday as the dollar firmed, although hopes of slower rate hikes from the U.S. Federal Reserve kept bullion on track for its fifth straight weekly gain. "The U.S. dollar is finding some form of stability and in turn we could see gold prices heading lower into next week," said Daniel Ghali, commodity strategist at TD Securities. Gold tends to gain when rate hike expectations recede because lower rates reduce the opportunity cost of holding non-yielding bullion. While there here has been an accumulation of gold by various central banks and agencies, gold ETFs held by individuals have been decreasing.

☆ Hedge funds in 2022 post worst performance since 2018, dragged down by equities -HFR data
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-09 | by ( Carolina Mandl | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Overall, hedge funds fell 4.25% last year, according to the HFRI 500 Fund Weighted Composite Index, which tracks many of the biggest global hedge fund performances. Equity hedge funds notched the worst performance in 2022 among the four main hedge funds categories tracked by HFR. Despite their massive losses, crypto hedge funds account for a tiny part of the industry's $3.8 trillion in assets. Macro hedge funds outperformed the industry, HFR showed. Macro hedge funds trade globally a broad range of assets, such as bonds, currencies, rates, stocks and commodities.

HONG KONG, Dec 19 (Reuters) - Asia's hedge funds are heading for their worst showing in a dozen years, with long-short stockpickers wrongfooted by volatility in China, while macro strategy funds riding big global shifts in interest rates shine. On average, Asian hedge funds fared better than the indexes, losing 9.1% through to end-November, Eurekahedge data showed. By strategy, Asia equity long-short funds lost 12% and Greater China long-short funds lost 14%, while Asia macro funds rose 12% and Asia multi-strategy rose 1%. Big picture macro funds, which trade on economic and political shifts, also performed well, as U.S.-China tension and rising interest rates roiled financial markets. Long positions in U.S. government debt and the Singapore dollar also helped through November when many macro managers were caught out by a sudden drop in the U.S. dollar.

☆ Spania ar putea include deplin Ceuta şi Melilla, cele două exclave spaniole din nordul Africii în spaţiul Schengen
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-15 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +1 min

Sursa foto: AFPSpania ar putea include deplin Ceuta şi Melilla, cele două exclave spaniole din nordul Africii în spaţiul SchengenMinistrul de externe al Spaniei, Arancha Gonzalez Laya, spune că guvernul de la Madrid ia în considerare să includă deplin Ceuta şi Melilla, cele două exclave spaniole din nordul Africii, în spaţiul Schengen de liberă circulaţie a persoanelor. În prezent, marocanii din oraşele din jurul exclavelor pot intra fără vize, dar au nevoie de viză pentru a călători pe cale aeriană sau maritimă în Spania continentală sau în alte ţări din spaţiul Schengen. Intenţia guvernului spaniol survine pe fondul unei dispute cu Marocul în legătură cu Sahara Occidentală, fostă colonie spaniolă considerată „teritoriu non-autonom” de către ONU în absenţa unei reglementări definitive, şi asupra căreia Marocul revendică suveranitatea, relatează Reuters, citată de Digi24. Şefa diplomaţiei spaniole a refuzat să comenteze cu privire la această dispută, spunând că ministerul său lucrează „în condiţii de discreţie”. Relaţiile diplomatice dintre cele două state s-au tensionat după ce Spania l-a primit, la sfârşitul lunii aprilie, pe şeful Frontului Polisario (mişcarea de independenţă din Sahara occidentală), Brahim Ghali, venit pentru tratament medical.

Persons: Arancha Gonzalez, Şefa Organizations: ONU, Reuters Locations: Spania, Ceuta, Melilla, Africii, Spaniei, Arancha, Madrid, Marocul, Sahara Occidentală, Sahara

☆ Spania asigură că va ''restabili ordinea'' în enclava Ceuta asaltată de migranţi, o ''gravă criză pentru Europa''
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-18 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +3 min

Premierul spaniol Pedro Sanchez a promis marţi că va restabili ordinea în enclava Ceuta, unde peste 6.000 de migranţi au pătruns în ultimele două zile venind dinspre Maroc, pe fondul unei crize diplomatice majore între această ţară şi Spania, relatează agenţiile AFP şi EFE. ''Vom restabili ordinea în oraş şi la frontierele noastre cât mai rapid posibil'', a spus într-o scurtă alocuţiune televizată şeful guvernului spaniol, înainte de a pleca în Ceuta şi Melilla, cele două enclave spaniole din nordul Marocului şi singurele frontiere terestre ale Africii cu Uniunea Europeană. ''Acest aflux brusc de migranţi ilegali este o gravă criză pentru Spania şi pentru Europa'', a adăugat Sanchez.Potrivit jurnaliştilor AFP la faţa locului, de partea marocană a frontierei situaţia este confuză. ''Marocul este o ţară prietenă Spaniei şi aşa trebuie să rămână'', a mai spus premierul socialist spaniol, avertizând însă autorităţile marocane că va garanta integritatea teritorială a Spaniei ''cu toate mijloacele necesare''.În timp ce unii comentatori fac o legătură între acest val migrator şi criza diplomatică dintre Spania şi Maroc, în sensul că ar fi vorba despre represalii ale Marocului după găzduirea liderului Frontului Polisario în Spania, ministrul spaniol de externe Arancha Gonzalez Laya a declarat luni seară că responsabili marocani, pe care nu i-a numit, au asigurat Madridul că ceea ce se întâmplă în enclavele spaniole din nordul Marocului nu este un efect al dezacordului pe acest subiect.Statele Unite au recunoscut în decembrie suveranitatea Marocului asupra Saharei Occidentale. Frontul Polisario, susţinut de Algeria, revendică independenţa acestui teritoriu.

Persons: Pedro Sanchez, Fernando, Sanchez, Arancha Gonzalez Laya Organizations: Uniunea Europeană, Frontului, Arancha, Frontul Locations: Ceuta, Maroc, Spania, Melilla, Marocului, Africii, Europa, Africa subsahariană, Madrid, Rabat, Frontului Polisario, Sahara Occidentală, spaniol, Fernando Grande, Marocul, Spaniei, Polisario, Unite, Saharei Occidentale, Algeria

☆ Alina Radu, directoarea ZdG, a fost premiată de către Fundația pentru Libertate și Drepturile Omului
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-19 | by ( ) media-azi.md time to read: 1 min

Acest premiu este acordat de regulă o dată la doi ani ca un tribut adus unor remarcabili militanți pentru drepturile omului și pentru libertățile umane. Printre aceștia sunt activiști ai drepturilor omului, activiști pentru pace, jurnaliști, artiști, activiști civici, judecători, filosofi sau persoane religioase care își dedică viața în serviciul libertății și drepturilor omului. În anii anteriori de acest premiu au beneficiat personalități din Elveția, Italia, Germania, Canada dar și regiuni cu democrații în devenire cum ar fi Sudan, regiunea Cecenă a Federației Ruse, Bosnia și Herțegovina. Premiul se acordă începând cu anul 1973 și până în prezent 27 de persoane au fost premiate, printre care Zahira Camal, Dalai Lama, Zenta Maurina, Boutros-Boutros Ghali. Sursa foto: freiheit-und-menschenrechte.ch

Locations: Elveția, Italia, Germania, Canada, Sudan, Federației Ruse, Bosnia, Herțegovina, und

☆ Forțele franceze au ucis un important lider Al-Qaida într-o operațiune cu elicoptere
▼ + stars: | 2020-11-13 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +1 min

Forţele franceze l-au ucis pe Bah ag Moussa, un lider militar important al filialei nord-africane a reţelei teroriste Al-Qaida, în timpul unei operaţiuni desfăşurate în nord-estul statului Mali, a anunţat vineri ministrul francez al forţelor armate Florence Parly, potrivit Reuters, informează Agerpres. „Figură istorică a mişcării jihadiste din Sahel, Bah ag Moussa este considerat responsabil pentru câteva atacuri împotriva forţelor maliene şi internaţionale”, a menţionat Parly într-o declaraţie. Bah ag Moussa, care se afla pe lista teroriştilor urmăriţi de SUA, a fost lichidat marţi într-o operaţiune la care au participat trupe la sol elicoptere şi survine unei serii de misiuni în care forţele franceze au ucis zeci de combatanţi islamişti în ultimele săptămâni. „Acesta este un succes major în lupta împotriva terorismului”, a adăugat Florence Parly. Fostă putere colonială, Franţa are peste 5.100 de soldaţi în Africa subsahariană a căror principală misiune este combaterea militantismului islamist în regiune.

Persons: - Qaida, Florence Parly Organizations: ag, Agerpres, Bah, Bah ag Locations: ag Moussa, Mali, Islam wal - Muslimin, Mali şi Burkina Faso, Bah ag Moussa, SUA, Franţa, Africa subsahariană

☆ Franța anunță lichidarea unui lider important al filialei nord-africane a rețelei Al-Qaida
▼ + stars: | 2020-08-22 | by ( Https | Www.Facebook.Com Radiochisinau | ) radiochisinau.md time to read: +1 min

Forțele franceze l-au ucis pe Bah ag Moussa, un lider militar important al filialei nord-africane a rețelei teroriste Al-Qaida, în timpul unei operațiuni desfășurate în nord-estul statului Mali, a anunțat vineri ministrul francez al forțelor armate Florence Parly, potrivit Reuters. Fostul colonel în armata maliană, cunoscut și sub numele Bamoussa Diarra, era 'mâna dreaptă' a lui Iyad Ag Ghali, liderul celei mai active grupări jihadiste din Mali, Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM), care a comis numeroase atacuri contra unor militari și civili în Mali și Burkina Faso. ''Figură istorică a mișcării jihadiste din Sahel, Bah ag Moussa este considerat responsabil pentru câteva atacuri împotriva forțelor maliene și internaționale'', a menționat Parly într-o declarație. ''Acesta este un succes major în lupta împotriva terorismului'', a adăugat Florence Parly. Fostă putere colonială, Franța are peste 5.100 de soldați în Africa subsahariană a căror principală misiune este combaterea militantismului islamist în regiune.

Persons: - Qaida, Florence Parly Organizations: ag, Reuters, Bah, Bah ag Locations: ag Moussa, Mali, Islam wal - Muslimin, Burkina Faso, Bah ag Moussa, SUA, Franța, Africa subsahariană

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