Japan launches second non-competitive auction to issue 83.3 billion yen in bonds.

Spot platinum has just broken through the $1,750.00/ounce mark, currently quoted at $1,749.74/ounce, down 1.18% on the day; Nymex platinum futures main contract is now quoted at $1,759.9/ounce, down 1.62% on the day.

AstraZeneca (AZN.US) monoclonal antibody new drug approved for two indications in China

ECB Chief Economist Lane: Inflation Depends on Energy Prices.

With the prospect of reaching a peace agreement and reopening the Strait of Hormuz fading, Brent crude oil prices have risen above $90 per barrel. In early European trading, Brent crude climbed 0.1% to $91.04 per barrel, while WTI crude futures rose 0.5% to $84.95 per barrel. Soojin Kim, an analyst at Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation, pointed out that US President Trump said he had little interest in extending the expired agreement with Iran, and significant differences remain between the tw