By Bas Kooijman, CEO and Asset Manager of DHF Capital S.A Gold advanced on Wednesday, edging toward new highs as escalating geopolitical risks reinforced demand for safe-haven assets. Tensions in the Middle East continue to drive demand for gold. Attention could remain on the developments around Iran as well as…
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Dollar Holds Firm Despite Softer Core Inflation as Markets Await Fresh PPI Signals – Li Xing, Exness
By Li Xing, Financial Markets Strategist Consultant to Exness The US dollar was largely unchanged on Wednesday, hovering near multi-week highs as caution prevails following Tuesday’s inflation data. Core consumer prices rose by 0.2% month-over-month in December, slightly below market expectations, while headline CPI increased by 0.3%, in line with…
Continue ReadingS&P 500 Between Political Pressures and Wall Street Volatility: Where Are the Markets Headed
By Rania Gule, Senior Market Analyst at XS.com – MENA The pullback of the S&P 500 from its record highs in Tuesday’s session marked a notable development that cannot be read merely as a fleeting corrective move, but rather as an early signal that U.S. markets may be entering a…
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USDJPY Breaks Above A 52-Week High: When Yen Weakness Is No Longer A Short-Term Story
By Linh Tran, Market Analyst at XS.com USDJPY touched 159.3 during the Asian session this morning, breaking above its 52-week high. This move is neither random nor purely technical; instead, it reflects a deeper shift in how the market is reassessing the relative strength of the U.S. dollar versus the…
Continue ReadingWill gold (XAUUSD) continue to achieve record highs, supported by geopolitical risks and cautious anticipation of the Federal Reserve
By Rania Gule, Senior Market Analyst at XS.com – MENA Gold is currently experiencing one of its most sensitive phases in years, trading steadily near its all-time highs. This clearly indicates that the market does not view the current rally as a temporary speculative wave, but rather as a structural…
Continue ReadingGold Hits Fresh Record On Geopolitical and Fed Independence Risks
By Dat Tong, Senior Financial Markets Strategist at Exness Gold surged to a new all-time high on Monday, supported by an increasingly fragile geopolitical backdrop and mounting concerns over the independence of the US Federal Reserve. Heightened safe-haven demand followed fresh tensions in the Middle East. In Latin America, risks…
Continue ReadingDollar Slumps as Fed Independence Comes Under Fire
By Frank Walbaum, Market Analyst at Naga The US dollar declined on Monday, unwinding Friday’s gains as mounting concerns over the independence of the Federal Reserve shook investor confidence. Reports that federal prosecutors have opened a criminal investigation into Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell raise the alarm about political interference…
Continue ReadingMarket Analysis Today: US, Europe, and Asia Show Resilience Despite Cooling Economic Data
By Bas Kooijman, CEO and Asset Manager of DHF Capital S.A United States: Markets Start the Year Strong Amid Mixed Economic Signals U.S. financial markets began the year on a positive note, with major stock indexes reaching new highs despite ongoing geopolitical uncertainty and emerging signs of economic cooling. Investors…
Continue ReadingGlobal Markets Digest: US Jobs Report, Fed Pause Expectations, and a Busy Data Week Ahead
By Michael Brown, Senior Research Strategist at Pepperstone DIGEST – The December US jobs report was a bit of a mixed bag, though stabilising unemployment means the Fed should now stand pat at the end of the month. This week, US CPI, and the start of Q4 earnings season, highlight…
Continue ReadingEURUSD: U.S. Labor Data Cool, but Not Enough to Form a Clear Trend
By Linh Tran, Market Analyst at XS.com The U.S. labor report released last Friday delivered a fairly clear message: the U.S. economy is cooling, but in a controlled manner. The data were not weak enough to trigger an aggressive policy pivot from the Federal Reserve, yet no longer strong enough…
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