U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent met with BlackRock Inc executive Rick Rieder in New York on Friday, as the Trump administration continued its search for a new chair for the Federal Reserve, a source familiar with the matter said. Bessent has now spoken with four of the 11 candidates on the administration's list of candidates to replace Fed chair Jerome Powell, whose term expires in May, the source said. Bloomberg first reported Bessent's meeting with Rieder, BlackRock's CIO of fixed income, and called him a rising contender for the post. The two met for two hours and discussed...
Silver strengthened after Investor anxiety increased after President Donald Trump threatened to fire Fed Chairman Jerome Powell, raising concerns about political interference in monetary policy and undermining confidence in the central bank's autonomy. Adding to the risk-off mood were rising US-China trade tensions.As of this writing, silver is trading at $32,593 Source: Newsmaker.id
The dollar continued to be pressured, sending gold prices to a new record high on Tuesday (4/22), as a weaker dollar and uncertainty over the economic impact of U.S.-China trade tensions spurred demand for safe-haven bullion. The dollar fell as investor confidence in the U.S. economy took another hit over President Donald Trump's comments about Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell. A weaker dollar makes bullion more attractive to holders of other currencies. Source: Newsmaker.id
Gold rose to a new record high on Monday (4/21), as a weaker dollar and uncertainty over the economic impact of U.S.-China trade tensions spurred demand for safe-haven bullion. The dollar fell as investor confidence in the U.S. economy was hit again by President Donald Trump's comments about Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell. A weaker dollar makes bullion more attractive to holders of other currencies. Source: Newsmaker.id
Gold (XAU/USD) maintained a strong bid tone throughout the first half of the European session on Monday (4/21) and is currently trading near an all-time high, just below the $3,400 mark. US President Donald Trump's tough international trade policies have raised the possibility of a US recession, which continues to weigh on investor sentiment and benefit the precious metal which is a safe-haven asset. Source: Newsmaker.id
Gold rose close to a record on Monday (4/21) at the start of the Asian trading session. There are still many factors that can support the movement of Gold to rise. One of them is because the weakening US-led trade war supports demand for safe haven assets, with data to be released in the coming days that may highlight early signs of damage to the global economy. On the other hand, the movement of the dollar also affects the movement of Gold, for now the DXY is at the level of $ 98, this is a negative level, during Donald Trump's term by providing a number of terrible policies for the world,...
Asia-Pacific markets traded higher, tracking Wall Street gains overnight.
Japan's benchmark Nikkei 225 rose 0.41% after hitting a fresh record high on Thursday, while the Topix added 0.61%. South...
Both the STOXX 50 and STOXX 600 hovered around the flatline on Friday, as investors adopted a cautious stance ahead of further developments in trade talks between US President Trump and Chinese...
Poland rejected on Friday a suggestion by Donald Trump that Russian drone incursions into its airspace could have been a mistake, a rare contradiction of the U.S. president from one of Washington's...