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Silver prices outlook for 2025, as per UBS

UBS expects silver prices to climb in 2025, buoyed by lower U.S. real yields and stronger global industrial production, even as the metal struggles to match gold's central bank-driven gains. Silver prices rose over 20% in 2024 but recently lost momentum due to higher U.S. yields, a strong dollar, and growth concerns outside the U.S. The metal is trading near its 200-day moving average, with speculative short positions growing and ETF holdings stabilizing after significant outflows earlier this year. Despite these headwinds, UBS remains bullish, maintaining a target of $36-$38 per ounce for...

GBP/USD churns in congestion zone ahead of midweek holiday

GBP/USD pulled back on Monday, kicking off the new trading week with a fresh down day. The pair fell around one-third of one percent, easing back below 1.2550 as bids remain mired in a near-term congestion pattern on the bottom end of recent price action. The UK's data release schedule this week is devoid of any meaningful prints, leaving Cable at the mercy of broader market flows in a tepid year-end environment.Outside of some general profit-taking and long-term position management, global market volumes are crimped tightly by the year-end holiday season. Markets will be further constrained...

USD/CHF holds below 0.9050 amid year-end holiday season

The USD/CHF pair trades with mild losses around 0.9020 amid the cautious mood during the early European trading hours on Monday. The trading volumes will be light in another holiday-shortened week as traders await the New Year holiday. On Friday, the US ISM Manufacturing Manufacturing Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) for December will be in the spotlight. The elevated inflation in the US and the concern that President-elect Donald Trump's policies could fuel inflation, the US Federal Reserve (Fed) signaled that it's likely to cut rates more gradually in 2025 than it had projected in...

XAG/USD trades near weekly low around $29.50 in quiet trading mood

Silver price (XAG/USD) trades cautiously near Friday's low around $29.50 in thin volume conditions before New Year on Monday. The white metal is broadly under pressure as the outlook of the US Dollar (USD) remains firm on expectations that a moderate policy-easing cycle by the Federal Reserve (Fed) in 2025 will keep US Treasury yields elevated. 10-year US Treasury yields are down 0.5% in Monday's European session but are still almost 15% higher this calendar year near 4.60%. The US Dollar Index (DXY), which tracks the Greenback's value against six major currencies, ticks lower but remains...

XAU/USD slides to near $2,600 as US Dollar bounces back

Gold price (XAU/USD) falls to near the weekly low of $2,600 in Monday's North American session. The precious metal faces selling pressure as the US Dollar (USD) recovers intraday losses and turns positive, with the US Dollar Index (DXY) returning above 108.00. The higher US Dollar makes the Gold price an expensive bet for market participants. 10-year US Treasury yields tumbled to 4.55% on Monday. Lower yields on interest-bearing assets generally weigh on non-yielding assets, such as Gold, by increasing their opportunity costs. However, the relationship appears positive on Monday. The...