* Silver hit its highest in over three years * Platinum hits near one-year peak * Analyst says gold poised to capture $2,400/oz level (Adds comments in paragraphs 10 and 12, updates prices and graphic) By Sherin Elizabeth Varghese May 16 (Reuters) - Gold prices inched up on Thursday following a sharp rise in the previous session as the dollar...

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Kevin Buckland Hopes that the U.S. inflation genie is back in the bottle has given investors globally the confidence to snap up stocks and riskier currencies, at the notable expense of the dollar. Wall Street's rally to new records set up gains across Asia, boding well for the...

MOSCOW, May 16 (Reuters) - The Russian rouble slightly strengthened against the U.S. dollar on Thursday. By 0720 GMT, the rouble was 0.04% higher at 91.05 to the dollar after trading in a range of 90.895 to 91.234. Against the euro, the rouble fell 0.18% to 99.04 and was down 0.08% to 12.58 against the yuan . Brent crude oil,...

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Kevin Buckland Hopes that the U.S. inflation genie is back in the bottle has given investors globally the confidence to snap up stocks and riskier currencies, at the notable expense of the dollar. Wall Street's rally to new records set up gains across Asia, boding well for the...