European shares closed higher on Tuesday, buoyed by better-than-expected corporate earnings and renewed optimism that the Federal Reserve may cut interest rates next month. The pan-European STOXX 600 index edged up 0.15%, with most regional bourses also trading in the green. Earnings season, in full swing, offered some relief for investors concerned about the impact of trade uncertainty on corporate performance. Diageo gained 4.9% after the world's biggest spirits maker forecast flat 2026 sales despite U.S. tariffs and upped its cost-savings target. The stock boosted the food &...
Gold (XAU/USD) prices traded above $2610 per troy ounce on Tuesday (12/24) amid pre-holiday trading. Meanwhile, market players continue to assess the Federal Reserve's outlook for 2025, factoring in a slower pace of interest rate hikes in 2025 after the Fed signaled fewer tapering. The gold price when this news was released was at $2617/Toz. Source: Newsmaker
Silver moved positive to $29.6 per ounce, rebounding from a three-month low hit on Dec. 19 as the market reconsidered the level of hawkishness expected from the Fed next year. The white metal rebounded strongly on Friday from a more than three-month low of $28.75 after the release of the United States (US) Personal Consumption Expenditure Price Index (PCE) data for November, which showed that price pressures grew at a slower pace than expectations. Source: Newsmaker.id
Gold is headed for a weekly decline, as traders weigh the outlook for interest rates after the U.S. Federal Reserve reduced expectations for a rate cut next year. Bullion is trading above $2,605 an ounce, down 1.6% for the week. The Fed cut interest rates on Wednesday, but investors are more focused on comments from Chairman Jerome Powell, who said that while the bank is "on track to continue cutting," officials must first see more progress on inflation. Lower interest rates are usually positive for gold, as it does not pay interest. Source: Newsmaker.id
Gold (XAU/USD) price extended its solid intraday recovery from a one-month low and rose to a fresh intraday high, around the $2,622 area during the early European session on Thursday (19/12). Global risk sentiment deteriorated in reaction to the Federal Reserve's (Fed) hawkish interest rate cut on Wednesday. This, along with geopolitical risks and trade war fears, turned out to be the main factors driving safe-haven inflows towards the precious metal. Source: Newsmaker.id
Gold is in the $2594 area, This level is included in the negative level at the beginning of Thursday (12/19). This is because traders consider the outlook for interest rates after the Federal Reserve signaled caution over the path of easing next year.The US central bank cut interest rates for the third time in a row, but controlled the number of reductions expected in 2025. Fed Chairman Jerome Powell told reporters that while the bank is "on track to continue cutting," officials must first see more progress on inflation. Note: This article is only an analysis and is not a definitive...