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Saturday, 19 July 2025 01:40 WIB

Gold price advances during the North American session on Friday as the US Dollar weakens, with traders booking profits ahead of the weekend. Additionally, a Fed Governor's comments turned more dovish than expected, supporting a rate cut in July. At the time of writing, the XAU/USD trades at $3,353, up 0.43%. The market mood is upbeat after the University of Michigan (UoM) revealed that Americans have become optimistic about the economy and expect inflation to edge lower. Recently, Fed Governor Christopher Waller suggested that the central bank should cut interest rates at the upcoming...

RECENT NEWS
European markets open lower ahead of holiday
Monday, 23 December 2024 15:23 WIB |

European markets opened lower on Monday as a holiday-shortened trading week kicks off ahead of Christmas. The U.K.'s FTSE 100 is expected to open 8 points higher at 8,098, Germany's DAX is up 12 points at 19,919, France's CAC is up 7 points at 7,291 and Italy's FTSE MIB is up 76 points at 34,031, according to data from IG. Trading is expected to be relatively quiet ahead of Christmas, with European markets set to be closed, or close early, for Christmas Eve and remain closed on Christmas Day. Overnight, Asia-Pacific markets started the week on a positive note, with investors awaiting the...

Japanese Stocks End Six-Day Loss
Monday, 23 December 2024 14:40 WIB | Nikkei 225 Indeks Nikkei

Japanese stocks rose to end six days of declines as automakers and semiconductor-related names gained on a weaker yen. Banks also pushed the market higher as traders weighed the prospect of higher interest rates. The Topix index was up 0.9% at 2,726.74 by the close. The Nikkei gained 1.2% to 39,161.34. Toyota Motor contributed the most to the Topix's gains, rising 2.4%, while peer Honda Motor also advanced. Honda and Nissan Motor are looking to complete a merger agreement as early as June after negotiations began on Monday, and could merge by 2026, Japanese media reported, citing unnamed...

Hong Kong Stocks Snap 2-Session of Losses
Monday, 23 December 2024 10:03 WIB | HANG SENG

Shares in Hong Kong rose by 62 points or 0.3% to 19,783 during the Monday morning session, breaking a two-session losing streak amid strength mainly from the financials and property sectors. A solid rise in US futures uplifted sentiment after Washington avoided a year-end shutdown on Saturday and kicked off future spending decisions into Donald Trump's presidency. Locally, the city's annual inflation remained at 1.4% in November, unchanged for the second consecutive month and at its lowest level since May. The government indicated that overall inflation is expected to remain mild in the...

Japanese Stocks Trade Strongly Higher at Start of Week
Monday, 23 December 2024 08:24 WIB | IndeksNikkei 225

The Nikkei 225 rose 281 points, or 0.7%, to 38,976 in early trade on Monday, bouncing back from the previous session's losses amid a significant rise in U.S. futures as weaker U.S. inflation data revived hopes for potential policy easing next year. The broader Topix index rose 15 points, or about 0.6%, reversing losses in the previous session, buoyed by relief that Washington managed to avoid a government shutdown. At home, the Bank of Japan last week kept its key short-term interest rate at around 0.25%, in line with market expectations, as the central bank needed more time to assess...

Asian Stocks Rise as U.S. Inflation Data Fuels Rate Cut Bets
Monday, 23 December 2024 08:07 WIB | Saham Asia

Asian stocks rose after the Federal Reserve's preferred inflation gauge came in below expectations, rekindling bets of a rate cut. The dollar was steady. The MSCI Asia Pacific Index snapped a six-day slide, with indexes in Australia, Japan and South Korea up about 0.5%. Futures in Hong Kong pointed to gains. U.S. equity contracts rose after the S&P 500 Index rose 1.1% on Friday, as personal consumption spending rose at its slowest pace since May. Monday's gains will provide some relief to global markets after stocks suffered their worst weekly decline in more than three months as a...

Hang Seng Index Down 0.2%
Friday, 20 December 2024 15:59 WIB | HONGKONG IndeksHangSeng

The Hang Seng Index fell for a second day, down 0.2%, or 31.81, to 19,720.70 in Hong Kong. Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. contributed the most to the index's decline, dropping 3.4%. Kuaishou Technology was the biggest decliner, down 5.4%. For the day, 48 of 83 stocks fell, while 29 rose; three of four sectors fell, led by financials. Source: Bloomberg

European markets open lower as US spending plan fails
Friday, 20 December 2024 15:22 WIB |

European markets opened lower on Friday as investors monitored political turmoil in the US and monetary policy decisions from major economies. The United States was plunged into fresh political uncertainty late Thursday, after the failure of a Trump-backed spending bill that would have averted a government shutdown. Dozens of Republican lawmakers voted against a deal to fund the government for three months and suspend the US debt ceiling for two years, meaning a partial government shutdown will begin on Friday night. Elsewhere, China kept its key interest rate steady on Friday, in line...

Japanese Shares Dip on Strong Inflation Data
Friday, 20 December 2024 14:51 WIB | Nikkei 225 Saham Jepang indeks Topix

The Nikkei 225 Index dropped 0.29% to close at 38,702, while the broader Topix Index fell 0.44% to 2,702 on Friday, marking the sixth consecutive session of losses as investors reacted to stronger-than-expected inflation data. Japan's headline inflation rate rose to a three-month high of 2.9% in November, up from 2.3% in October, while the core inflation rate increased to 2.7%, surpassing market expectations of 2.6%. These figures support a hawkish outlook for Bank of Japan (BOJ) monetary policy. However, the BOJ chose to keep rates unchanged at its December meeting, citing the need to...

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PRECIOUS METALS
Gold extends losses as US Dollar, yields rise
Wednesday, 9 July 2025 19:04 WIB

Gold (XAU/USD) is extending its decline on Wednesday for a second consecutive day as the US Dollar (USD) and US Treasury yields firm ahead of the release of the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC)...

ENERGY
Oil Drops as Larger OPEC+ Supply Increase Raises Glut Concerns
Monday, 7 July 2025 09:54 WIB

Oil extended declines after OPEC+ agreed to a bigger-than-expected production increase next month, raising concerns about oversupply just as US tariffs fan fears about the demand outlook. Brent...

CURRENCIES
Japanese Yen reverses part of Friday's gains against USD
Monday, 18 November 2024 10:28 WIB

The Japanese Yen (JPY) weakened against its US counterpart and reversed part of Friday's recovery from the lowest level since July 23 following Bank of Japan (BOJ) Governor Kazuo Ueda's remarks....