Oil prices stabilized on Thursday (February 12th), as the market reassigned a risk premium to US-Iran tensions despite US inventory data showing swelling domestic supplies. This movement confirms one thing: geopolitical headlines are still more "noise" than signals of a short-term surplus. As of 3:50 PM WIB, Brent was at $69.60/barrel (+0.29%) and WTI was at $64.83/barrel (+0.31%). The gains were moderate, but enough to keep prices near the psychological $70 level for Brent. From a geopolitical perspective, market focus is on the potential for escalation in the Middle East. Recent reports...
Silver (XAG/USD) weakened on Wednesday (07/4), hovering around $33.00 an ounce after two consecutive days of gains. The decline occurred as safe haven demand weakened following news that U.S. and Chinese officials will meet this week to discuss trade, raising hopes of a de-escalation. Source: Newsmaker.id
Gold fell on Wednesday (7/5) in the European session, entering a new round of trade wars, now the US-China is starting to ease, this is enough to suppress demand for safe assets even as military hostilities between India and Pakistan escalate, and the Dollar Index is stable. However, Beijing said it would not sacrifice its principled stance or international justice to seek any deal. Currently, market players choose to wait and see ahead of this week's FOMC. As of this news release, the price of Gold is at $3,384 Source: Newsmaker.id
Silver fell on Wednesday (07/05) as optimism US-China trade talks curbed demand for safe haven assets even as military hostilities between India and Pakistan escalated. US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and chief trade negotiator Jamieson Greer will meet with Chinese economic official He Lifeng in Switzerland later this week for discussions. Source: Newsmaker.id
Gold fell on Wednesday, snapping a two-day advance, as signs of progress in U.S.-China trade talks curbed demand for safe havens even as military hostilities between India and Pakistan escalated. The talks were the first since President Donald Trump imposed sweeping tariffs on China, raising optimism about a deal between the world's two largest economies. But Beijing has said it will not sacrifice its principled stance or international fairness in seeking any deal. The dollar strengthened against most major currencies. Source: Newsmaker.id
Gold (XAU/USD) rose sharply on Tuesday, supported by converging geopolitical conflicts, trade policy uncertainty and investor defensiveness ahead of the Federal Reserve's (Fed) interest rate decision on Wednesday and Chairman Jerome Powell's press conference.Investors are seeking protection from rising global risks and a weaker US Dollar (USD). Gold's rally reflects deepening global jitters.As of this writing, Gold is trading at $3,413 Source; newsmaker.id
Silver (XAG/USD) prices continued their gains for the second straight session, trading around $33.10 per troy ounce during Asian trading hours on Tuesday (06/05). Prices of precious metals, including Silver, rose as President Donald Trump's new tariff threats spurred demand for safe-haven assets. President Trump announced plans to direct the U.S. Trade Representative and the Commerce Department to begin imposing 100% tariffs on films produced overseas. Source: Newsmaker.id
Gold continued to rise in Europe on Tuesday (06/05) for the second straight day, as geopolitical tensions around the world continued to support investor demand for safe-haven assets. In the Middle East, Israel is increasingly preparing its ground offensive in the Gaza Strip with the aim of fully controlling the territory. In the United States (US), pressure is increasing on US President Donald Trump and his administration to finally announce the first trade deal. Trump and his cabinet have been very vocal about an imminent deal, with US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick saying that the...
Silver prices rose more than 1% on Tuesday (06/05), as President Donald Trump's new tariff threats spurred demand for safe-haven assets. President Trump announced plans to direct the U.S. Trade Representative and the Commerce Department to begin imposing 100% tariffs on foreign-produced films. On Monday, he also stated that he intends to impose pharmaceutical tariffs within the next two weeks. Source: Newsmaker.id
Gold rises in the early Asian trade. There's a broad commodities uptrend, driven by macro uncertainty, a weaker dollar, and persistent demand for "hard" assets, says Fawad Razaqzada, market analyst...
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.
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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....