US stocks rebounded from early losses to close mostly higher on Friday amid hopes that Congress members were making progress toward ending the government shutdown. The S&P 500 and the Dow Jones closed 0.3% higher, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq closed near the flatline as AI giants remained under pressure. Senate Republicans rejected Democrats' offer to scale down shutdown demands, but lingering hopes of an incoming agreement improved risk sentiment before the closing bell. The suspension of operations and government data were evidenced by the deteriorating consumer confidence measured by...
Gold eased to hit its lowest level in two weeks on Thursday as the dollar's strength and easing trade tensions dulled the metal's safe-haven allure, while investors awaited the U.S. non-farm payrolls report. Spot gold was down 1.6% at $3,235.55 an ounce as of 0629 GMT, after hitting its lowest level since mid-April. The dollar (.DXY), opens new tab rose 0.4% against its peers, making bullion more expensive for overseas buyers. U.S. President Donald Trump said he has "potential" trade deals with India, South Korea and Japan as he sought to convert his tariff policy into trade...
Gold price (XAU/USD) extends its downtrend for the third successive day and drops to over a two-week low, around the $3,221 region during the Asian session on Thursday. Signs of easing trade tensions between the US and China – the world's two largest economies – continue to undermine demand for traditional safe-haven assets and exert downward pressure on the precious metal. Furthermore, the US Dollar (USD) climbs to a two-week top and further contributes to driving flows away from the commodity and the intraday downfall. Meanwhile, the surprise contraction in the US GDP and signs of easing...
The Australian Dollar (AUD) is facing headwinds against the US Dollar (USD) as traders adopt caution ahead of the Institute for Supply Management's (ISM) Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) data from the United States (US) release due later on Thursday. However, the AUD/USD pair received support after the release of Trade Balance data from Australia. The Australian Bureau of Statistics reported a trade surplus of AUD 6.9 billion for March, significantly surpassing expectations of AUD 3.13 billion and the revised February figure of AUD 2.85 billion (down from AUD 2.97 billion). The...
Silver remains under heavy selling pressure for the third straight day on Thursday.Silver (XAG/USD) drifts lower for the third straight day also marking the fourth day of a negative move in the previous five and drops to over a two-week low during the Asian session on Thursday. The white metal, however, shows some resilience below the $32.00 mark, though the technical setup supports prospects for an extension of a one-week-old downtrend.Geopolitical instability or fears of a deep recession can make Silver price escalate due to its safe-haven status, although to a lesser extent than Gold's....
The dollar sloughed off weak U.S. data to steady on Thursday as investors focused on signs the trade war may be cooling down, and looked ahead to U.S. jobs data due on Friday. The yen ticked about 0.2% lower to 143.29 per dollar after the Bank of Japan left interest rates at 0.5%, as expected. The dollar notched its largest monthly fall for 2-1/2 years through April, as President Donald Trump's flip-flopping tariffs hit growth expectations and rattled confidence. But it has come off lows as Trump has suspended much of the hit and hinted at deals, including with China, which has the highest...