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Global markets were buoyed by pervasive risk-on sentiment last week, with both FTSE and DAX setting new records and major US indices posting substantial gains. Even Hong Kong HSI extended its rally from January’s lows by 25%, underscoring a broad uptick in investor confidence. In Europe, enthusiasm was particularly pronounced following the ECB’s reaffirmation of

The US session was informed most by the University of Michigan consumer sentiment preliminary data which showed a sharp decline in the sentiment index to 67.4 from 76.0 . The expectations also fell sharply to 66.5 from 75.0 and current conditions also tumbled to 68.8 versus 79.0. To make the data even worse when you

While gold has delivered 16% returns since last Akshaya Tritiya, Indian equity markets have produced four multibagger stocks in the jewellery segment during this period, outperforming not just the yellow metal but also S&P BSE Sensex which has yielded 21%. These stocks are namely Sky Gold, Kalyan Jewellers India, Thangamayil Jewellery and PC Jeweller which

Sterling remains one of the weakest performers this week, despite lack of strong selling momentum. BoE Chief Economist Huw Pill reaffirmed the market’s expectations that the central bank would start to consider interest rate cuts in upcoming meetings. These messages echoed the slight dovish shift noted in yesterday’s BoE rate decision. Attention is now shifting

The Canadian labour market data beat expectations across the board with the market now seeing basically a 50/50 chance of a rate cut in June. Is this a major change though? Not at all. The gamechanger will likely be the CPI report due on May 21st when we will know if the BoC will indeed

Akshaya Tritiya, which is on May 10, has always seen fervent gold purchases stemming from the belief that investments made on this day would never diminish, thus bringing everlasting prosperity. Over the past three to four months, gold prices have shown significant volatility, experiencing roller coaster-like movements. The precious metal has surged approximately 20%, hitting

Canadian Dollar surges in early US session after much stronger than expected job data that blew past market expectations. The Loonie is taking over Sterling’s position as the best performer of the day, with the latter lifted slightly by strong UK GDP data. At the same time, Dollar is also strengthening slightly against others, but

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The price of 10 grams of gold is off by nearly Rs 3000 or 4% from its lifetime highs and gold lovers now have an opportunity to buy the yellow metal on the auspicious occasion of Akshaya Tritiya which will be celebrated on May 10, Friday. An investment now could earn between 7% and 19%

Yen continues to underperform as the worst for the week at this point, even in face of Japan’s verbal interventions. As Yen breached 155 mark against Dollar again, Japanese Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki reiterated his concerns over the detrimental impacts of a weakening Yen and promised a “thorough response” in the forex markets. Despite these

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Extending the losses for the second straight session, gold and silver prices slumped in the national capital on Thursday in line with weak trends in the global markets. According to HDFC Securities, gold prices declined Rs 50 to Rs 72,250 per 10 grams in Delhi. It had settled at Rs 72,300 per 10 grams in

British pound experienced some volatility following BoE’s rate decision, which revealed a dovish tilt in both the voting pattern and the language used. Sterling dipped initially, but then made a swift recovery, surviving as Governor Andrew Bailey dovish remarks in his follow-up press conference. Bailey stressed it’s not time to cut interest yet. But for

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Gold prices were steady on Wednesday, while market participants awaited fresh cues from U.S. Federal Reserve officials for further clarity on the timeline for potential interest rate cuts. FUNDAMENTALS * Spot gold held its ground at $2,314.29 per ounce, as of 0037 GMT. U.S. gold futures lost 0.1% to $2,322.90. * Lower rates raise the

Dollar’s rebound gained some momentum in Asian session today on resurgence of risk aversion. Selloff in Japan was most notable where key industry leaders like Fast Retailing, Nintendo, and Toyota saw substantial declines. The sentiment was further dampened after remarks from BoJ Governor Kazuo Ueda, who reiterated that Yen’s extended weakness might necessitate monetary policy

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Amidst a robust US Dollar weak global trends, gold prices on MCX traded on a lacklustre note on Wednesday. Gold futures on MCX rose Rs 34 or 0.05% to Rs 71,182 per 10 grams while MCX July silver contracts gained Rs 111 or 0.13% to Rs 82,989 per kg. Gold and silver prices lost momentum