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Gold Bounces Back, But Trade War Exhaustion Limits Gains
Gold prices nudged higher on Thursday, supported by a slight dip in the US dollar and Treasury yields. However, gains were restrained as markets showed signs of fatigue towards President Trump’s increasingly aggressive trade measures. Spot gold climbed 0.3% to $3,322.46, while US gold futures rose to $3,331, marking a cautious recovery from the week’sContinue Reading
Week Ahead: Bold Amendments Stir Markets
Trump’s sweeping fiscal overhaul has sent shockwaves through the markets. Equities are rallying, the dollar is faltering, and bond markets are bracing for volatility. The expansive bill spans nearly every facet of the U.S. economy, such as defence, energy, healthcare, and taxation. Yet nestled within are critical amendments that will shape how investors, companies, andContinue Reading
S&P 500 Holds Firm Following Fresh Record Highs
US equities began the new quarter on a confident note, with the S&P 500 rising 0.52% on Monday to close at 6,204.05 after reaching an intraday peak of 6,219.65. The Nasdaq added 0.47%, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average advanced by 0.63%, buoyed once again by robust gains in major technology names. Microsoft and MetaContinue Reading
Week Ahead: Rate Cuts Loom Large On Market Radar
The recent stock market rally is being fuelled less by corporate performance and more by shifting expectations around US interest rate policy. Traders are betting that Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell will soon be forced to step back. Figuratively for now, but perhaps literally too, as political pressure builds and the Fed navigates a narrowContinue Reading
Dollar Stumbles As Ceasefire Lifts Appetite For Risk
The US dollar extended its losses on Wednesday, unable to recover as global markets embraced risk following news of a fragile ceasefire between Iran and Israel. US President Donald Trump helped broker the deal earlier this week, ending at least temporarily 12 days of aerial conflict. While the de-escalation in the Middle East offered someContinue Reading
