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 Korea's Kospi climbed 0.83%, and the small-cap Kosdaq jumped 0.65%. Australia's benchmark S&P/ASX 200 added 0.41%. Futures for Hong Kong's Hang Seng index stood at 26,464, higher than its last close of 26,086.32. Equities in several parts of the world have been rallying as easing inflation pressures and expectations for U.S. rate cuts boost investor sentiment. "Momentum and the promise of...
Gold prices rose on Thursday (2/13) as concerns grew about U.S. President Donald Trump's upcoming tariff plans, which could further strain global trade relations. U.S. producer prices rose strongly in January, providing further evidence of rising inflation and reinforcing financial market expectations that the Federal Reserve will delay interest rate cuts until the second half of this year. Source: Newsmaker.id
Silver price (XAG/USD) holds onto gains near Wednesday's high around $32.30 in Thursday's European session. The white metal remains firm amid uncertainty that United States (US) President Donald Trump will announce reciprocal tariffs on Thursday.The White House said on Wednesday that US President Donald Trump could announce his reciprocal tariff plan before he meets with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday.Such a scenario would deepen fears of a global trade war, which will boost the safe-haven appeal of precious metals, such as Silver. Source: Newsmaker.id
Gold (XAU/USD) prices held on to modest intraday gains through the first half of the European session on Thursday (2/13), albeit lacked follow-through and remained below the record highs touched earlier this week. Investors remain concerned that US President Donald Trump's trade tariffs could trigger a global trade war, which continued to act as a tailwind for the safe-haven bullion. Adding to this, a fresh leg down in the US Treasury bond yields dragged the US Dollar (USD) to a weekly low and turned out to be another factor that benefitted the commodity. Source: Newsmaker.id
Silver trended higher during the Asian session on Thursday (2/13). This was supported by the US dollar and lower Treasury yields, with traders assessing the US push to try to end the war in Ukraine, as well as President Donald Trump's disruptive moves on trade. Silver prices have soared this year. The surge has been driven by demand for safe-haven assets, with traders trying to gauge the impact of the new administration's stance on trade and geopolitics. Source: Newsmaker.id
Gold prices continued to strengthen in response to higher US consumer inflation figures and gained positive traction for the second straight day on Thursday. The momentum lifted the precious metal to $2,920 during the Asian session and was supported by a combination of factors.Investors remain concerned that US President Donald Trump's new levies on commodity imports and reciprocal tariffs will trigger a global trade war, which continued to support Gold prices as a safe-haven asset. Moreover, the emergence of fresh US Dollar (USD) selling provided additional support to the bullion and...
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...
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