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 prices rose again on Monday, recovering some of the previous session's losses as U.S. President Donald Trump's tariff warnings boosted safe-haven demand for the metal. Trump announced a 25% blanket tariff on all steel and aluminum imports, effective today, with additional tariffs to be announced on Tuesday or Wednesday. The announcement coincided with China's retaliatory tariffs on certain U.S. exports, which are set to take effect today. Meanwhile, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said the EU was ready to respond "within an hour" if the U.S. imposes tariffs on European goods. Silver...
Gold prices rose again in the Asian session on Monday in response to US President Donald Trump's plan to impose a new 25% tariff on all steel and aluminum imports into the US. The announcement sparked concerns about a global trade war and benefited the precious metal, which is a safe haven. In addition, expectations that Trump's protectionist policies will rekindle inflation turned out to be another factor supporting the commodity's status as a hedge against rising prices. Source: Newsmaker.id
Gold is still in positive territory due to the influence of the trade war. While Trump will announce reciprocal tariffs on many countries next week.The People's Bank of China has increased its gold reserves for the third month in January.The precious metal moved up as rising trade tensions prompted investors to seek protection in safe haven assets.As of this news release, the price of gold is at $2,870. Source: Newsmaker.id
Silver held steady to post its fifth straight weekly gain. The precious metal was supported by a weaker dollar, as concerns over escalating global trade tensions eased.Both the US and China have taken a more cautious stance on tariffs, with US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping set to discuss trade developments, potentially reversing some of the existing restrictions. Silver is also benefiting from expectations that the US Federal Reserve will continue to cut interest rates this year, with markets pricing in two quarter-point cuts.As of this writing, silver is at...
Silver held steady above $32.20 an ounce on Friday, on track to post a fifth straight weekly gain. The precious metal was supported by a weaker dollar, as concerns over escalating global trade tensions eased. Silver also benefited from expectations that the U.S. Federal Reserve will continue to cut interest rates this year, with markets pricing in two quarter-point cuts. Source: Newsmaker
Gold rose on Friday (2/7) and was on track for a sixth straight weekly gain on trade-war-fueled safe-haven demand, while attention turned to the upcoming U.S. nonfarm payrolls report for cues on the Federal Reserve's interest rate path. Spot gold prices rose 0.4% The new administration appears committed to using tariffs, which cast a dark shadow over the outlook for global economic growth, further boosting gold's safe-haven appeal, said Ricardo Evangelista, senior analyst at ActivTrades. Source: Newsmaker.id
Silver held above $32 an ounce on Friday, holding near a three-month high hit in the previous session, as the dollar weakened and concerns eased about a global trade war that could fuel inflation.Markets await key US jobs data The US-China trade war and concerns that President Donald Trump will follow through on threats to impose tariffs on other countries, as well as his unconventional geopolitical position, support gold's role as a store of value in uncertain times. Source: ads@ Newsmaker>
Gold drops amid rising US Treasury yields and a stronger US Dollar.US equity downturn and job market worries heighten market jitters ahead of Nonfarm Payrolls.Fed's Goolsbee suggests cautious monetary policy, impacting gold amidst global trade tensions.Gold price advance stalled on Thursday as United States (US) Treasury bond yields recovered, and the Greenback holds minimal gains. Traders seem to be booking profits ahead of the release of the latest US Nonfarm Payrolls report, which could spark volatility in the financial markets. XAU/USD traded at $2,852, down 0.38%. With no clear...
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....