Gold and silver futures climbed Thursday, with prices for both metals headed for their highest settlements in two weeks, as U.S. economic data raised prospects for Federal Reserve interest-rate cuts later this year.
Britain’s gambling watchdog has opened investigations into four individuals with links to the Conservative Party over alleged bets on the timing of the U.K. election
The strength of the U.S. economy has been a pleasant surprise, Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari said Thursday, adding that the fundamentals of the economy are sound.