Silver prices held below $38 an ounce on Friday after falling more than 1% in the previous session, as hotter-than-expected US producer inflation dampened hopes for a significant Federal Reserve interest rate cut in September. Weekly jobless claims also came in at 224,000, below the 228,000 forecast, indicating some labor market resilience. The market still rates more than a 90% chance of a 25 basis point cut next month, but the chances of a larger 50 bps move have been erased. Source: Newsmaker.id
Silver (XAG/USD) prices fell during North American trading hours on Thursday (4/24) from a nearly three-week high of $33.70 set earlier in the day. The white metal corrected as investors began to hope for a significant de-escalation in the trade war between the United States (US) and China. Investors' confidence in the normalization of trade relations between the world's two largest superpowers increased after US President Donald Trump assured that a deal would be made with Beijing. In addition, US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has hinted that the two countries could roll back additional...
Gold rose on Thursday (4/24) after its sharpest one-day loss this year as market participants weighed the impact of U.S. President Donald Trump's trade war on the future direction of interest rates. In an interview Thursday with Bloomberg Television, Federal Reserve Chairman Christopher Waller said companies may start laying off some workers if aggressive tariffs are reimposed, and he would support a rate cut in that scenario to protect the job market. Source: Newsmaker.id
Silver fell nearly 1% to around $33.3 an ounce on Thursday in a possible technical correction after surging more than 3% in the previous session to a three-week high. The white metal continues to diverge from gold, reflecting its hybrid nature as a precious metal and an industrial metal—making it more sensitive to shifts in macroeconomic sentiment and trade developments. Recent market movements have been shaped by evolving US-China trade signals. Source: Newsmaker.id
Gold strengthened after its sharpest one-day drop this year as traders analyzed mixed signals from the U.S. on China tariff plans. Bullion rose above $3,330 an ounce, after suffering its biggest one-day drop since November in the previous session. Among the latest signals from Washington, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent cast doubt on a timely resolution of the U.S.-China trade war. That followed more conciliatory remarks from President Donald Trump. Source: Newsmaker.id
Silver fell for a second day, as lingering uncertainty over the U.S.-China trade war kept demand for the second safe-haven asset low. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Wednesday that high tariffs between the U.S. and China need to be reduced before trade talks can resume, though he stressed that President Trump would not unilaterally cut tariffs on Chinese goods.As of this writing, silver is still at $33,295 Source: Newsmaker.id