The latest US Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) price index data came out that day, and it shows that in May core PCE was up 0.1 percent month-on-month and 2.6 percent year-on-year — in line with expectations.
PCE is the US Federal Reserve’s preferred measure of inflation, and can help shed light on its interest rate plans.
Even so, the Fed’s path forward isn’t yet clear. “A further deceleration in inflation, ideally coupled with additional evidence of labor market softening, will be necessary to pave the way for a first rate cut in September,” she added.
Here’s how he explained it:
The company has suspended operations at Eagle as it works to assess the situation, but questions are unsurprisingly being raised about the mine’s future, and about how the incident may impact Yukon’s mining sector.
Paladin’s main asset is its 75 percent owned Langer Heinrich uranium mine in Namibia, where it recently restarted production. The company also has a portfolio of exploration and development assets in Canada and Namibia.
The companies are aiming to complete the transaction in the September quarter, although it remains to be seen whether it will be voted through. Some analysts have suggested that shareholders may want to see a better offer.
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