Silver prices moved steadily in today's trading, Wednesday (December 18, 2025), holding near their all-time high. This precious metal remains attractive to investors amid increasing global uncertainty, particularly regarding geopolitics and the direction of US interest rate policy. The main support comes from escalating international tensions, including the situation in Venezuela and US pressure on energy-producing countries. This situation has prompted investors to seek safe assets, and silver has once again been seen as a hedge, in line with gold's movement, which has also remained near...
GBP/USD moved sideways and tended to hover above the 1.3300 area during Thursday's Asian session. After bouncing from around 1.3310 (a one-week low), the pair is now fluctuating slightly around 1.3370 as the market awaits two major triggers: the Bank of England (BoE) decision and the US inflation (CPI) release.The BoE is scheduled to announce its policy today, and the market is widely expecting a 25 bps interest rate cut, following a pause in November. These expectations were further strengthened by weaker UK inflation data, which automatically weighed on the pound.The latest data showed UK...
The US dollar index fluctuated around 98.4 on Thursday, but remained within the previous session's strengthening zone. The market appeared cautious as investors began to position themselves ahead of the November US CPI release, which is expected to show price pressures remain above the Fed's target. Mixed US labor data earlier this week hasn't significantly changed the market outlook—investors still expect at least one interest rate cut in the future. Fed official Christopher Waller said there's still room to cut rates due to signs the labor market is softening, while Raphael Bostic was...