McDonald’s Corporation just raised its quarterly dividend by 5% to $1.86 per share, marking its 49th consecutive annual increase and reaffirming its commitment to consistent shareholder returns.

UBS believes gold’s recent dip is a buying opportunity, citing weak real rates and central-bank demand as reasons the yellow metal could head higher despite short-term correction.

The Japanese Yen retreats further from an over one-week high touched against a rebounding US Dollar earlier this Friday amid the uncertainty over the timing of the next interest rate hike by the Bank of Japan.