Renewed tensions between the United States and Russia have resurfaced following an incident involving an oil tanker, sparking market concerns about potential disruptions to global energy supplies. Washington's move, associated with tightening oversight and enforcement of sanctions on Russian oil shipments, is viewed by Moscow as provocative and could worsen relations between the two countries. Russia views these actions as an attempt by the United States to suppress Russian energy exports and strengthen its dominance in the global oil market. Meanwhile, Washington argues that these measures...
Gold prices (XAU/USD) recorded a new ATH level again on Wednesday (2/19) in the European trading session. This increase occurred after the tough statement of the President of the United States (US) Donald Trump regarding Ukraine last night, just a few hours after the first talks between US and Russian officials raised concerns among market players whether a peace agreement would be realized. Meanwhile, President Trump reiterated that a 25% tariff on car imports will be implemented soon, which also applies to pharmaceutical and semiconductor imports. Meanwhile, the Federal Reserve (Fed)...
Gold (XAU/USD) attracted some sellers during the Asian session on Wednesday and gave up some of the previous day's strong move back to near record highs. The decline could be attributed to some profit-taking amid a generally positive risk tone, which tends to dampen demand for safe-haven bullion. However, uncertainty surrounding US President Donald Trump's tariff plans might continue to act as a tailwind for the precious metal.As of this writing, Gold prices are at $2,932 Source: Newsmaker.id
Silver (XAG/USD) prices surged strongly in the US session on Tuesday (2/18). The white metal recovered its intraday losses and turned positive despite many obstacles, such as strong expectations for the Federal Reserve's (Fed) 'higher for longer' interest rate stance, increasing optimism over Russia-Ukraine peace, and easing concerns from US President Donald Trump about tariffs. Source: Newsmaker.id
Gold prices rose on Tuesday (2/18) as concerns about economic growth due to uncertainty surrounding U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff plans drove safe-haven flows into bullion. Since taking office last month, Trump has rapidly changed the global trade war with a series of tariffs, while plans are already underway for a comprehensive reciprocal tariff, aimed directly at any country that taxes U.S. goods. Source: Newsmaker.id
Silver reversed an Asian session decline to the $32.00 range and climbed to the upper end of its intraday trading range in the last hour. The white metal is currently trading around the $32.35-$32.40 region, virtually unchanged throughout the day, although still well below its highest level since late October reached last Friday. Looking at the broader picture, XAG/USD – barring a couple of knee-jerk spikes – has been oscillating in a familiar range for the past two weeks or so. Against the backdrop of a strong uptrend this year, this may still be categorized as a bullish consolidation...
Asian stock markets fell in unison on Thursday, following Wall Street's decline. A brief rally in tech stocks led by Nvidia quickly faded, prompting investors to turn away from riskier assets like...
European stock indices closed marginally lower on Wednesday as equities took a breather from their recent strong momentum, while investors continued to assess the outlook for the ECB's policy this...
The upcoming Supreme Court ruling on the legality of President Donald Trump's massive tariffs, which rocked markets in April, is one of the next major tests for US stocks and bonds.
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