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 Down after hitting a record high of $3,500 an ounce for the first time as traders book profits following a nearly 10% rally this month. Gold fell 1.5% to open Asian trading on Wednesday as risk appetite improved with equities bouncing back, bonds and the dollar steady. Market players are currently speculating to wait for key data this week, some are also speculating to take profits. Source: Newsmaker.id
Silver (XAG/USD) prices rose on Tuesday (4/22). The white metal rose as investors looked for new developments in the trade relationship between the United States (US) and China. In the second week of this month, US President Donald Trump announced an abrupt 90-day pause in the implementation of reciprocal tariffs but still imposed huge tariffs on China in retaliation by imposing similar levies on US imports. Source: Newsmaker.id
Gold Down after hitting $3,500 an ounce for the first time as traders booked profits following a nearly 10% rally this month. Gold fell as much as 1.5% during U.S. trading hours after earlier surging to a new record as risk appetite improved with equities bouncing back, bonds and the dollar stabilizing. The precious metal is also in overbought territory, indicating recent gains may be overdone. Source: Newsmaker.id
Gold (XAU/USD) price showed no signs of exhaustion and continued its rally higher, hitting another record high of $3,500 in early Asian trade on Tuesday. However, the price action has eased off a bit, with Gold dropping back to around $3,460 at the time of writing due to some profit-taking at the psychological level. Some markets around the world are returning to normal trading regimes after the holiday-tinged Easter price action, with Good Friday and Easter Monday seeing reduced trading volumes due to bank holidays. This week's rally was driven by rising uncertainty and pressure on the...
Silver strengthened after Investor anxiety increased after President Donald Trump threatened to fire Fed Chairman Jerome Powell, raising concerns about political interference in monetary policy and undermining confidence in the central bank's autonomy. Adding to the risk-off mood were rising US-China trade tensions.As of this writing, silver is trading at $32,593 Source: Newsmaker.id