Silver prices held above $38.50 per ounce on Thursday (August 14th), hovering near a three-week high as expectations of a deeper Federal Reserve interest rate cut this year buoyed the market. Weaker US inflation data suggested that President Donald Trump's tariffs were not adding to price pressures, while signs of a weakening labor market reinforced the dovish outlook. The market is almost fully pricing in a September rate cut, with some anticipating a larger 50 basis point cut. Additionally, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent called for multiple rate cuts and said the Fed could begin...
Gold prices were steady on Friday (2/14) as concerns grew about U.S. President Donald Trump's upcoming tariff plans, which could further strain global trade relations.Reciprocal tariffs would be Trump's broadest action to address the U.S. trade deficit, but his decision not to immediately implement them could be seen as an opening offer for negotiations rather than a sign that he is committed to following through. The president has already imposed 10% levies on Chinese goods and plans to impose 25% duties on all U.S. steel and aluminum imports next month. Source: Newsmaker.id
Silver (XAG/USD) held steady and traded above $32 an ounce on Thursday (2/13). Traders also shrugged off the possibility of a peace deal with US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, who spoke by phone to outline an imminent meeting to outline a peace deal. Source: Newsmaker.id
Gold prices rose on Thursday (2/13) as concerns grew about U.S. President Donald Trump's upcoming tariff plans, which could further strain global trade relations. U.S. producer prices rose strongly in January, providing further evidence of rising inflation and reinforcing financial market expectations that the Federal Reserve will delay interest rate cuts until the second half of this year. Source: Newsmaker.id
Silver price (XAG/USD) holds onto gains near Wednesday's high around $32.30 in Thursday's European session. The white metal remains firm amid uncertainty that United States (US) President Donald Trump will announce reciprocal tariffs on Thursday.The White House said on Wednesday that US President Donald Trump could announce his reciprocal tariff plan before he meets with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday.Such a scenario would deepen fears of a global trade war, which will boost the safe-haven appeal of precious metals, such as Silver. Source: Newsmaker.id
Gold (XAU/USD) prices held on to modest intraday gains through the first half of the European session on Thursday (2/13), albeit lacked follow-through and remained below the record highs touched earlier this week. Investors remain concerned that US President Donald Trump's trade tariffs could trigger a global trade war, which continued to act as a tailwind for the safe-haven bullion. Adding to this, a fresh leg down in the US Treasury bond yields dragged the US Dollar (USD) to a weekly low and turned out to be another factor that benefitted the commodity. Source: Newsmaker.id