July 28 (Reuters) - Analysts have cut their gold price forecasts for the first time since late 2023 after a sharp pullback from January's record highs, a Reuters poll ‌showed, but most still expect support from central bank buying and concerns about fiscal sustainability.

WASHINGTON, July 28 (Reuters) - The U.S. trade deficit in goods narrowed in June amid a broad decline in imports, but the improvement was probably insufficient to prevent trade from again subtracting from economic growth in the second quarter.

NEW YORK, July 23 (Reuters) - Some U.S. investors who once relied ‌on bonds to cushion equity selloffs are making more room for commodities, infrastructure, private credit and other inflation-sensitive assets to protect themselves against inflation.

OTTAWA, July 24 (Reuters) - Canada will mark the opening of a bridge connecting Windsor, Ontario, and Detroit, Michigan, ​on Friday in a quiet celebration without U.S. officials after a dispute over toll-sharing and new threats of 50% tariffs from U.S. President Donald ‌Trump further strained tense relations between the two countries.

WASHINGTON, July 24 (Reuters) - The United States on Friday imposed new tariffs of 10% and 12.5% on goods from 60 trading partners, including the EU and China, alleging those countries failed to curb imports made by forced labor, just as a temporary 10% global tariff expired.

July 24 (Reuters) - Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh wanted a central bank that talked less and let the data speak. Now, markets are speaking for him - loudly.

Congolese President Felix Tshisekedi has ordered state revenue agencies to refrain from heavy-handed enforcement operations against mining companies, warning that excessive measures could dent investor confidence, cabinet minutes showed.Tshisekedi’s order reflects efforts by Democratic Republic of Congo to generate more state revenue from its vast mineral wealth without spooking investors in the copper and cobalt sector – a pillar of the country’s economy.

The European Union announced on Monday new sanctions against Sudan by targeting the country’s gold trade, which it said was being used to finance the military conflict in the country.“The decision introduces a ban on the purchase, import or transfer of gold originating in Sudan. It also bans the sale, supply, transfer or export of mercury and cyanide to Sudan,” said a statement by the Council of the European Union.The conflict between Sudan’s army and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces began more than three years ago, and it has caused a vast humanitarian crisis.

Stocks of crude oil in the US Strategic Petroleum Reserve fell by about 3 million barrels last week to 316.5 million barrels, the lowest level since April 1983, according to data from the Department of Energy.The drawdowns are a part of a US agreement to release 172 million barrels from the facility. Since the US-Israeli war on Iran began at the end of February, SPR inventories have fallen by 98.9 million barrels as of July 10.

Grasim Industries’ (NYSE: GRAS) renewables unit will buy Sprng Energy from British oil major Shell (LON: SHEL) in a deal worth $1.8 billion, including debt, in one of India’s largest clean energy acquisitions, the companies said on Monday.The acquisition will add 5 gigawatts in capacity to Aditya Birla Renewables’ portfolio, Grasim, the flagship company of India’s Aditya Birla Group, said.The deal takes the group’s renewables portfolio to 9.3 GW, making it one of the largest players in the country’s growing clean energy sector.

Shares of U.S. metals and mining companies have been on a volatile ride this year, including a nearly 25% fall for the sector in recent weeks, but ​technical analysis indicates that things could be looking up.The sector, measured by the State Street SPDR S&P Metals & Mining ETF, has been in a long-term uptrend that shifted into high gear in 2025. Over the past year it has been pulled between opposing forces — tariffs, the AI-driven buildout, ​bets on a commodities supercycle, and worries that the war in Iran could hurt global growth ​and stoke inflation.

HOUSTON, July 13 (Reuters) - Oil prices settled up more than 9% on Monday at a one-month high after news ​that a United States' naval blockade due to begin on Tuesday will cover Iran's entire coastline, ports and oil terminals, as well as all vessels regardless ‌of flag, reigniting concerns over energy shipments through the Strait of Hormuz.

NEW YORK, July 13 (Reuters) - The U.S. central bank may need to raise interest rates "in the ‌near term" if coming data show inflation continuing well above the 2% target, Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller said on Monday, in remarks that characterized monetary policy as being at a "crossroads."

July 13 (Reuters) - JPMorgan (JPM.N), CEO Jamie Dimon has received a letter from Democratic Senator Elizabeth Warren about whether he lobbied the UK government against a tax on bankers' bonuses on the advice of Jeffrey Epstein, the Financial ​Times reported on Monday.

WASHINGTON, July 13 (Reuters) - Banks should be cautious of lending to people not legally authorized to work in the United ​States, as their income may be less reliable or ‌they may be deported, a pair of U.S. bank regulators cautioned the industry Monday.

NEW YORK, July 13 (Reuters) - Major banks are ramping up how they incorporate digital assistants in their daily operations, determining how such agents interact with human colleagues and clients as ​they race to get ahead.

OTTAWA, July 13 (Reuters) - The Bank of Canada is expected to keep its ‌key policy rate unchanged at 2.25% on Wednesday, as signs of an easing underlying price pressures give policymakers little reason to raise borrowing costs while a rebound in economic growth after a technical recession reduces the need for any stimulus.

July 13 (Reuters) - Tech stocks fell sharply and government bond yields rose on Monday as investors grappled with concerns over a fresh escalation in ​the Middle East conflict and valuations in AI-related shares.

SINGAPORE/LONDON, July 13 (Reuters) - The dollar slipped on ​Monday after giving up earlier gains as investors focused on renewed hostilities in the Gulf, while the yen ‌slid following a Reuters report that Japan had no immediate plan to change state pension funds' asset allocations

MUMBAI, July 13 (Reuters) - The Indian rupee slipped to its weakest level in more than a month on Monday, as oil prices rose ​after U.S. and Iran traded strikes, with Tehran saying it had ‌closed the vital Strait of Hormuz.