Hong Kong stocks plunged 332 points (-1.3%) to 25,192 in Friday morning trading, extending their decline into a second session. Selling pressure spread across most sectors, particularly financials, technology, and consumer discretionary, as regional risk appetite weakened. Sentiment was weighed down after Chinese data for July showed industrial output and retail sales below expectations, confirming slowing economic momentum amid persistent external risks, weather disruptions, and weak domestic demand. The surveyed unemployment rate also rose to 5.2%, a four-month high. Nevertheless, the...
The Gold price (XAU/USD) trades in positive territory near $3,245 during the early Asian session on Monday. The renewed concerns over the US recession and US-China trade relations provide some support to safe-haven assets like Gold. The US ISM Services Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) for April will be in the spotlight later on Monday. While the Chinese Commerce Ministry indicated Beijing was considering an offer from the US to hold talks over US President Donald Trump's 145% tariffs, the two sides still seem far apart. Trump avoided answering the question if there will be trade deals this...
Gold edges higher in early Asian session amid losses in U.S. stock-index futures. The precious metal's direction is likely to be determined by equities' direction and risk appetite, says Fawad Razaqzada, a market analyst at City Index and FOREX.com, in an email. Gold, which has been on the defensive since topping out around $3,500/oz recently, is trying to find its footing once again, the analyst says, adding there seems to be some short-covering occurring. Spot gold is 0.2% higher at $3,247.66/oz.(Newsmaker23) Source : Dow Jones Newswires
The AUD/USD pair strengthened near 0.6450 during the Asian session on Monday (05/05). The Australian dollar (USD) strengthened against the greenback after Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese won a second three-year term in the 2025 Federal Election, making a big gain in Saturday's Federal Election results. Labor Party leader and Premier Albanese claimed a majority in parliament on Saturday, with more than 45% of the vote counted. Albanese became the first leader in decades to secure a second term, defeating opposition leader Peter Dutton from the center-right Liberal-National...
Oil prices plunged on concerns about a global glut after OPEC+ agreed to a large output increase, adding to supplies at a time when demand is being hampered by headwinds from the trade war. Global benchmark Brent plunged as much as 4.6% to $58 a barrel as the week began, while West Texas Intermediate neared $56. The decision by OPEC and its allies came at a meeting Saturday, with the group's leaders seeking to punish overproducing members including Kazakhstan in a shift in strategy that has sent prices plunging. (Newsmaker23) Source: Bloomberg
Oil prices plunged more than 1% on Friday, posting their biggest weekly loss since late March, as traders remained cautious ahead of an OPEC+ meeting to decide the group's output policy for June. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude futures settled down 95 cents, or 1.6%, at $58.29 a barrel. Brent crude futures settled down 84 cents, or 1.4%, at $61.29 a barrel. For the week, Brent was down more than 8% and WTI was down about 7.7%. The OPEC+ meeting was moved up to Saturday from Monday, three sources told Reuters on Friday, although it was not clear why it was rescheduled. Members of the...