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Sunday, November 3, 2013

Gold falls, posts sharp weekly drop on Fed worries

Posted by PT KONTAK PERKASA FUTURES BALIKPAPAN On 5:37 PM No comments
Reuters (02/11) - Gold fell about 1 percent on Friday, posting its biggest weekly loss in seven weeks, as renewed anxiety about the U.S. Federal Reserve could scale back its bond-buying stimulus prompted bullion investors to reduce positions.

The precious metal was down 3 percent for the week, reversing two consecutive weekly gains.

Richmond Fed President Jeffrey Lacker said on Friday that the U.S. labor market has recovered enough in the last 14 months to allow the central bank to reduce its bond-buying stimulus.

Any sign that the Fed will reduce its $85 billion monthly bond-buying program is likely to weigh heavily on gold prices. Funds and institutional investors have in recent years bought gold as a hedge against inflation and monetary actions by central banks.

Spot gold was down 0.9 percent at $1,311.50 an ounce by 2:57 p.m. EDT (1857 GMT), extending Thursday's 1.4 percent slide. Spot gold has ended lower every day this week.

U.S. Comex gold futures for December settled down $10.50 to $1,313.20 an ounce, with trading volume about 20 percent below its 30-day average, preliminary Reuters data showed.

Reuters (02/11) - Emas turun sekitar 1 persen pada hari Jumat, membukukan penurunan mingguan terbesarnya dalam tujuh minggu terakhir, sebagaimana diperbaharui kecemasan tentang Federal Reserve AS bisa kembali memangkas stimulus pembelian obligasi yang mendorong investor bullion untuk mengurangi posisi.

Logam mulia turun sebesar 3 persen pada minggu ini, membalikkan kenaikan mingguan kedua secara berturut-turut.

Richmond Presiden The Fed Jeffrey Lacker mengatakan pada hari Jumat bahwa pasar tenaga kerja AS telah cukup pulih dalam 14 bulan terakhir untuk memungkinkan bank sentral untuk mengurangi stimulus pembelian obligasi.

Ada tanda-tanda bahwa The Fed akan mengurangi program pembelian obligasi bulanannya senilai US$ 85 miliar yang cenderung akan membebani harga emas. Dana dan institusi investor telah dalam beberapa tahun terakhir dalam membeli emas sebagai lindung nilai terhadap inflasi dan tindakan moneter oleh bank sentral.

Spot emas turun 0,9 persen pada level $ 1,311.50 per ons pada 02:57 EDT, memperpanjang penurunan sebesar 1,4 persen pada hari Kamis. Spot emas telah berakhir lebih rendah setiap harinya pada minggu ini.

Comex Emas berjangka AS untuk Desember menetap di level US$ 10,50 menjadi US$ 1,313.20 per ons, dengan volume perdagangan sekitar 20 persen di bawah rata-rata 30 hari, data Reuters menunjukkan. (izr)

Thursday, October 31, 2013

Gempa Magnitude 6.6 Melanda Pusat Kota Chili

Posted by PT KONTAK PERKASA FUTURES BALIKPAPAN On 6:11 PM No comments
 
Bloomberg (01/11) – Pusat kota Chili dilanda gempa bumi dengan magnitude 6.6 malam tadi yang menyebabkan berguncangnya gedung-gedung dalam ibukota Santiago.

Gempa lepas pantai tersebut menyerang 363 Km (226 mil) diluar Santiago dalam wilayah pusat utara dari Coquimbo pada kedalaman 10.7 Km, berdasarkan pernyataan dari survey geologi A.S dalam bulletin yang diposting pada websitenya.

Pihak pemerintahan belum menerima laporan korban luka ataupun kerusakan, berdasarkan pernyataan dari pihak layanan darurat resmi Onemi dalam posting bulletin di websitenya, yang juga mengatakan bahwa gempa tersebut tidak berpotensi memberikan ancaman Tsunami pada lepas pantai Chili.

Pusat kota Chili sempat dilanda gempabumi dengan magnitude 8.8 ditahun 2010 yang mengakibatkan korban jiwa lebih dari 500 orang.(tito)
 

Central Chile Hit by 6.6-Magnitude Quake That Shakes Santiago

Posted by PT KONTAK PERKASA FUTURES BALIKPAPAN On 6:10 PM No comments
Bloomberg (01/11) -- Central Chile was struck by a 6.6-magnitude earthquake this evening that caused buildings to shake in the capital of Santiago.

The offshore temblor struck 363 kilometers (226 miles) outside Santiago in the north-central region of Coquimbo at a depth of 10.7 kilometers, the U.S. Geological Survey said in a bulletin posted on its website.

The government has received no reports of injuries or damage, the official emergency service known as Onemi said in a bulletin posted on its website.

The quake doesn’t pose the threat of a tsunami on Chilean shores, it said.

Chile was hit by an 8.8-magnitude earthquake in 2010 that caused the death of more than 500 people.

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