US Stocks plunged on Friday, as investors reacted to a weak July jobs report and a fresh round of tariffs announced by President Trump. The S&P 500 and Nasdaq fell 1.6% and 2.2%, their steepest drops since April, while the Dow lost 542 points. Payrolls rose by just 73,000 in July, far below expectations, with sharp downward revisions to prior months signaling deeper labor market weakness. Treasury yields fell and the odds of a September Fed rate cut rose above 80%. Sentiment worsened after new tariffs of 10% to 41% were imposed on imports from key partners including Canada, India, and...
Gold prices fell slightly this morning (-0.2%) to around $3,349, as market players await the release of US Employment Data (Non-Farm Payrolls + ISM PMI) which will be the next major catalyst Global geopolitics are still heating up, major central banks such as the PBoC continue to add gold reserves, and the US fiscal deficit has increased significantly, all supporting demand for gold as a safe-haven asset Barron's said many analysts are targeting $4,000 per troy ounce thanks to a combination of global uncertainty and a falling dollar. Meanwhile, HSBC raised its average target for 2025–2026...
After a sharp rally to a 13-year high in early June, silver has undergone a healthy correction: down from around USD36–36.4/oz to the USD35.8–36.2/oz area today. Such a move is common after a major rally, when market players take profits. Market players adopted a wait-and-see position before the release of the US Non-Farm Payroll (NFP) data. The focus shifted to gold as a safe-haven, so that silver experienced a stagnant correction. In the short term, silver prices are still supported by a supply deficit, strong industrial demand, and safe-haven flows.
Global gold prices are holding steady in the positive area at around $3,343 per ounce after rallying 2% in the previous two sessions. Currently, the market is taking a wait-and-see attitude ahead of two major agendas from the US: the House vote on Trump's tax bill and the release of June employment data. Although the US dollar strengthened slightly, positive sentiment towards gold remained intact as fiscal concerns, geopolitical tensions, and the direction of trade policy are still the main concerns of investors. Additional support came from central bank purchases and fund flows into...
Silver's move now focuses on upcoming labor market data, including the ADP private payrolls report due on Wednesday and the key June jobs report on Thursday, for further signals on the economic outlook and potential Fed policy moves.At the time of writing, silver was trading at $36,025/Toz. Source: Newsmaker.id
The Silver price (XAG/USD) edges lower to around $36 during the Asian trading hours on Wednesday, pressured by a modest rebound in the US Dollar (USD). Traders will take more cues from the release of the US ADP Employment Change report for June, which is due later on Wednesday. The Greenback receives support from a better-than-expected increase in labor market demand. This, in turn, exerts some selling pressure on the USD-denominated commodity price, as a firmer USD makes Silver more expensive for foreign buyers. Additionally, rising demand for industrial uses might contribute to silver's...