Oil prices rose slightly in trading on Tuesday (January 20) after better-than-expected Chinese economic data boosted demand optimism. Brent crude rose 19 cents (0.3%) to $64.13/barrel, while February WTI which expires today rose 25 cents (0.4%) to $59.69/barrel. The more active March WTI contract also edged higher to around $59.42/barrel. This strengthening was driven by news from China, the world's largest oil importer. The Chinese economy reportedly grew 5.0% through 2025, meeting the government's target. Refinery activity also increased, with refinery throughput rising 4.1% and crude oil...
Gold prices (XAU/USD) continued to maintain strong gains during the early European session and are currently trading near a two-week high, just below the $2700 level. Ongoing geopolitical risks due to the worsening Russia-Ukraine conflict helped the safe-haven precious metal extend its weekly uptrend for the fifth straight day. In addition, expectations that US President-elect Donald Trump's expansionary policies could reignite inflationary pressures turned out to be another factor that benefited the commodity, which is considered a hedge against inflation. Gold prices at the time of this...
Gold bullion traded above $2,660 an ounce after Ukraine said Russia had launched an intercontinental ballistic missile at the central Ukrainian city of Dnipro. The attack appeared to be the first reported use of an ICBM, designed to hit targets thousands of kilometers away, since the start of the invasion. Rising geopolitical tensions tend to benefit the precious metal. Source: newsmaker.id
Silver (XAG/USD) prices retraced the continent's recent decline from the previous session, trading around $31.00 during Asian trading hours on Thursday (11/21). The precious metal's price increase was driven by safe-haven inflows amid rising tensions in the Russia-Ukraine war. Source: newsmaker.id
Silver prices eased to around $31 per ounce on Wednesday as concerns over the escalating Russia-Ukraine conflict began to subside. On Tuesday, silver briefly rose above $31.50 after Russia lowered its threshold for a potential nuclear strike. However, market fears eased after Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov stated that the country would "do everything possible" to avoid nuclear war, and the US indicated it saw no reason to adjust its nuclear policy. until this news was released the price of silver was at the level of $ 30.931 Buy if the minimum price moves at the level of $30,731 -...
Gold (XAU/USD) recovers after a weak start to trade above $2,640s during the US session on Wednesday as geopolitical tensions in the Ukraine theatre of war ratchet up and drive fresh safe-haven flows into the precious metal. Gold had a weak start due mostly to the effect of a stronger US Dollar (USD), and since Gold is mainly priced and traded in USD, this automatically has the effect of lowering its price, all other things being equal. Source: newsmaker.id