Feb 6 2025, 07:40 Oil steadied near the lowest this year as President Donald Trump’s geopolitical positions and threats of tariffs on energy weighed on the outlook. West Texas Intermediate traded above $71 a barrel after falling 2.3% on Wednesday to cancel out all year-to-date gains, while Brent crude closed below $75. China is set to…
Feb 6 2025, 13:24 Oil prices edged up in Asian trade on Thursday after Saudi Arabia’s state oil company sharply raised March crude prices, but the gains were small compared with the biggest drop in benchmark Brent crude in nearly three months the previous day. Brent crude was up 8 cents at $74.69 a barrel…
Feb 6 2025, 13:17 Silver (XAG/USD) price continued its uptrend for the fourth straight session, trading near $32.30 per troy ounce during the Asian trading hours on Thursday (February 6). Technical analysis on the daily chart highlights a strong bullish bias, with the price maintaining its upward trajectory within an ascending channel. The XAG/USD pair…
Feb 6 2025, 11:33 Gold (XAU/USD) prices traded with a mild positive bias during the Asian session on Thursday (6/2) and remained close to the all-time highs hit the previous day. Investors continued to seek refuge in the traditional safe-haven bullion amid growing concerns about the US-China trade war and the potential economic impact of…
Feb 5 2025, 15:20 European markets opened in negative territory on Wednesday (2/5), with investors looking ahead to more earnings from a number of major companies. Earnings are due from Handelsbanken, TotalEnergies, Akzo Nobel, Credit Agricole, Novo Nordisk, GSK, Vestas Wind and Banco Santander, among others. On the data front, the latest purchasing managers’ index…
Feb 5 2025, 15:59 Silver surged above $32 per ounce on Wednesday, hitting a three-month high as global trade and economic uncertainties fueled safe-haven demand for precious metals. The metal also benefited from a sharp pullback in the dollar. Earlier this week, the US delayed its planned 25% tariffs on Mexico and Canada for one…
