All three major averages closed higher for the week, driven by softer retail sales and consumer price data for April. It was another bad news is good news week for Wall Street, with both weaker-than-expected reports pointing to further disinflation — which is key to any hopes of the Federal Reserve cutting interest rates in
Gold breaks above $2,400, nearing all-time high of $2,431. Lower April inflation in the US supports Gold’s rally, despite rising Treasury yields. Fed officials remain cautious, with December 2024 rate cut expectations slightly adjusted to 35 bps. Gold’s price skyrocketed during the North American session ahead of the weekend as XAU/USD traded above $2,400, posting
Fundamental Overview The more dovish than expected FOMC decision eventually marked the bottom in many risk assets including Bitcoin. In addition, the benign US CPI figures on Wednesday were the trigger for the risk-on sentiment that took US stocks to new all-time highs and boosted the cryptocurrency. As long as the positive sentiment holds, we
The major US stock indices pushed higher into the close and it seems the Dow closed not only at a record level, but also closed above 40K for the first time. The Dow is the least favored of the major indices, but it is the one that gets America excited. Headlines of Dow 40K means
Spot gold rallied sharply on Friday as traders looked past hotter than expected US inflation data to focus on possible rate cuts as the US economy, going by recent key macroeconomic data, is weakening. Spot gold closed with a gain of 1.55% at $2414 Friday. The yellow metal was up around 2.30% on the week.
The bulls got what they wanted this week: cooler inflation data and record highs. The Dow Jones Industrial Average on Friday closed above 40,000 for the first time, capping off a 1.24% advance for the week. The S & P 500 and Nasdaq Composite , meanwhile, closed at all-time highs Wednesday, fueled by cooler-than-expected inflation
The daily chart reveals a strong bullish sentiment with indicators deep in positive territory. Hourly indicators show a flattening buying traction but remain positive. The pair closed its best week since November 2023. In Friday’s session, the NZD/USD rose to the 0.6137 level, demonstrating a strong bullish trend. After closing above its main Simple Moving
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With fast-growing industries of solar panels and electric vehicles driving the demand for silver, the price of the industrial metal is seen surging to Rs 1 lakh a kg in the next one year and up to Rs 92,000 per kg within the next 3 months. “Silver being an industrial metal, may benefit from upside
Risk-on sentiment dominated global financial markets last week, with investors buoyed by US inflation report that alleviated fears of another interest rate hike by Fed. The DOW defied gravity and surged to a new record high above the 40k mark, while S&P 500 and NASDAQ also set new records. Commodities mirrored this strong performance, with
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The British Pound registers gains of 0.21% against the US Dollar, although higher US Treasury yields failed to underpin the Greenback. At the time of writing, the GBP/USD pair trades at 1.2703 after bouncing off a daily low of 1.2644. Read More… The Pound Sterling (GBP) turns sideways in Friday’s American session after posting a fresh monthly high at
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The GBP is ending the US session as the strongest of the major currencies today. The CHF is the weakest. The USD is ending the day mixed with gains versus the JPY and CHF and losses vs the GBP, AUD and NZD. The USD was near unchanged on the day vs the EUR and CAD
Extending the record-breaking run to the second day in a row, silver prices hit lifetime high level of Rs 89,000 in the local market on Friday, even as gold prices fell Rs 150 to Rs 73,900 per 10 grams in line with firm trends in the overseas markets. According to HDFC Securities, silver prices jumped
Yen’s selloff resumed after brief recovery yesterday and continued to weaken throughout Asian session. Markets largely ignored comments from former BoJ chief economist Toshitaka Sekine, who suggested the next rate hike could happen as soon as in June. The general understanding is that BoJ will at least wait for Q2 data to confirm if Q1