Financial Services News

Latest news and updates from the Financial Services sector.

5 days ago • proactiveinvestors.co.uk

Gold and copper miners back in fashion

Mining stocks dominated the FTSE 350 risers on Thursday as stronger metals prices boosted sentiment across the sector. Precious metals miners led the way, with Pan African Resources PLC (LSE:PAF, OTCQX:PAFRY) rising 4.7%,followed by Hochschild Min...

5 days ago • wsj.com

Gold Flat Amid Renewed Mideast Fighting, Fed Minutes

Gold was flat in Asian trade amid renewed fighting in the Middle East and after the Federal Open Market Committee's latest minutes

5 days ago • kitco.com

Gold slides as Fed minutes, Hormuz oil spike lift yields - Kitco PM Report

Spot gold and silver prices are solidly lower in late-afternoon U.S. trading Wednesday, as renewed U.S.-Iran escalation, a sharp crude-oil rally and hawkish Fed minutes pushed Treasury yields and the U.S. dollar higher.

5 days ago • kitco.com

Gold had a rough Q2, but central bank demand will push prices higher through 2026 – Invesco

While Q2 was the worst quarter for gold in 12 years, with spiking energy prices raising inflation expectations and introducing the possibility of rate hikes, central bank demand will help gold finish the year on a positive note, according to the n...

5 days ago • forbes.com

Think About Gold As A Portfolio Tool Rather Than A Prediction

Gold's sustained strength reflects a convergence of structural forces that are unlikely to reverse quickly. Central bank buying has been a persistent driver, with sovereign wealth funds and central banks in emerging economies diversifying away fro...

5 days ago • kitco.com

Investors flee gold ETFs in June as hawkish Fed expectations drive liquidation

Although gold prices are holding support above $4,000 an ounce, June proved to be a difficult month as rising opportunity costs continued to push investors out of gold-backed exchange-traded funds, according to the latest report from the World Gol...

5 days ago • kitco.com

Russia's gold reserves fall below $300 billion in June after sixth straight monthly decline

Russia's state gold reserves fell below $300 billion at the end of last month amid a broader drop in the country's total reserve assets, according to the latest data from the Central Bank of Russia (CBR).The CBR valued the country's gold reserves ...

5 days ago • kitco.com

Gold slides toward $4,050 as oil spike, Fed-rate repricing lift yields - Kitco AM Report

Spot gold and silver prices are lower ahead of the North American market open Wednesday, as renewed U.S.-Iran escalation pushed crude oil, Treasury yields and the U.S. dollar higher, overwhelming the safe-haven bid from Strait of Hormuz risk.

6 days ago • benzinga.com

Peter Schiff Says Fed Distraction Masks Precious-Metals Buying Window, Seasonality Agrees

While investors are watching job reports, new Federal Reserve rhetoric and shifting interest rate expectations, Peter Schiff says they're looking in the wrong place.

6 days ago • PRNewsWire

Rosen Law Firm Encourages PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. Investors to Inquire About Securities Class Action Investigation - PFSI

NEW YORK, July 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Why: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, continues to investigate potential securities claims on behalf of shareholders of PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. (NYSE: PFSI) resulting from allegati...

6 days ago • wsj.com

Gold Rises on Renewed Middle East Tensions

Gold rose in early Asian trade amid news of renewed fighting in the Middle East.

6 days ago • kitco.com

China's central bank buys the dip, increasing gold reserves by 15 tonnes in June

As many analysts expected, central banks used gold's further selloff last month to tactically increase their official gold reserves, with the People's Bank of China continuing to dominate the market.

6 days ago • 247wallst.com

A $1,000 Gold Rally? Why Analysts Are Repricing Safe Havens

Gold's proxy in the equity market, SPDR Gold Shares (NYSEARCA:GLD), has returned 22.27% over the past twelve months, climbing from $309.25 on July 2, 2025 to $378.13 on July 2, 2026.

6 days ago • 247wallst.com

Goldman’s Top Strategist Sees a Dangerous Amount of Leverage Piling Up

Ben Snider, Chief U.S. Equity Strategist at Goldman Sachs, went on CNBC to say something that should register with anyone who has been happily riding this market higher. The character of this market is shifting midyear, and the driver is a substan...

6 days ago • kitco.com

Gold and silver's 2026 price lows are likely in, and a return to fundamentals will see renewed gains – Sprott's Hemke

It's been a frustrating four months for precious metals investors since the Iran War caused inflation expectations and rate hike projections to rise. But the lows of the year for gold and silver prices are already in, and gold and silver should be...

6 days ago • kitco.com

Gold correction has reset the market, but MKS' Shiels still sees $4,500 average price in 2026

Gold's sharp correction from its record highs may have rattled investors, but MKS PAMP is urging them not to mistake the recent selloff for the end of the precious metal's secular bull market.

6 days ago • kitco.com

Gold holds above $4,100 as Fed minutes, Hormuz risk lift yields - Kitco AM Report

Spot gold prices are modestly higher and spot silver prices are weaker ahead of the North American market open Tuesday, as traders faded part of last week's payrolls-led rally while Treasury yields, the U.S. dollar and crude oil prices moved highe...

7 days ago • wsj.com

Gold Falls as Investors Await Fed Minutes

Gold fell in early Asian trade. The yellow metal's prices were likely at risk after successive sessions of gains, Hola Prime said.

7 days ago • etftrends.com

World Markets Watchlist: July 6, 2026

Our global markets watchlist tracks nine prominent indexes from economies around the world.

7 days ago • Business Wire

Citizens Financial Group to Participate at the Barclays 24th Annual Global Financial Services Conference

PROVIDENCE, R.I.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Citizens Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: CFG) announced today that Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Bruce Van Saun will participate at the Barclays 24th Annual Global Financial Services Conference on Monday, Sep...

7 days ago • benzinga.com

Gold ETFs Back in Focus as Weak Jobs Data, Softer Dollar Boost Bullion Rally

Gold ETFs are regaining investor attention after cooling inflation expectations, easing oil prices, a weaker dollar and softer U.S. labor market data combined to improve the outlook for the Federal Reserve's interest-rate path, improving the near-...

7 days ago • 247wallst.com

$300 a Month at 25 Beats $800 a Month at 40. Most People Start Too Late.

The math on retirement saving punishes late starters in ways most people underestimate. A 25-year-old who sets aside $300 a month and earns a 7% average annual return finishes at age 65 with roughly $787,000, having contributed $144,000 of their o...

7 days ago • kitco.com

Gold price may have found its floor as liquidation gives way to consolidation – Saxo Bank

Although gold prices have been unable to break initial resistance above $4,200, one market strategist expects the worst of the selling pressure from the months-long correction may now be over.

7 days ago • benzinga.com

Gold Moves Higher; ISM Services PMI Eases In June

U.S. stocks traded mixed midway through trading, with the Dow Jones index falling around 0.1% on Monday.

7 days ago • kitco.com

Natixis sticks with $4,600 gold target as central banks prepare to ramp up buying

Although gold has corrected sharply from its record highs above $5,500 an ounce, one precious metals analyst says the pullback has done little to alter the market's long-term bullish fundamentals, maintaining that prices can still end the year aro...

7 days ago • etftrends.com

The Defined Outcome Advantage: Buffer ETFs' Performance in 2026

The defined outcome ETF market, commonly known as buffer ETFs, has grown rapidly in popularity over the last few years, as investors look for funds that explicitly protect against downside risks. In 2022, the stock and bond markets saw a major dec...

10 days ago • Newsfile Corp

ROSEN, LEADING TRIAL LAWYERS, Encourages PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. Investors to Inquire About Securities Class Action Investigation - PFSI

New York, New York--(Newsfile Corp. - July 3, 2026) - WHY: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, continues to investigate potential securities claims on behalf of shareholders of PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. (NYSE: PFSI) resultin...

11 days ago • PRNewsWire

Rosen Law Firm Encourages PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. Investors to Inquire About Securities Class Action Investigation - PFSI

NEW YORK, July 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Why: Rosen Law Firm, a global investor rights law firm, continues to investigate potential securities claims on behalf of shareholders of PennyMac Financial Services, Inc. (NYSE: PFSI) resulting from allegati...

11 days ago • PRNewsWire

Bank7 Corp. Announces Agreement to Acquire Controlling Interest in Century Financial Services Corporation

Acquisition Extends Bank7's Southwest Franchise into New Mexico OKLAHOMA CITY, July 2, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Bank7 Corp. (NASDAQ: BSVN) (the "Company"), the parent company of Oklahoma City-based Bank7, today announced that it has entered into a def...

11 days ago • Zacks Investment Research

Orrstown Financial Services Inc (ORRF) Hit a 52 Week High, Can the Run Continue?

Orrstown (ORRF) is at a 52-week high, but can investors hope for more gains in the future? We take a look at the company's fundamentals for clues.