Oil prices are headed for a second weekly decline as market concerns about oversupply outweigh potential supply disruptions. Brent fell below $60/barrel and fell more than 2% throughout the week, while WTI traded around $56/barrel. Nearly all major global traders expect the market to be oversupplied by early next year. Trafigura even predicts the benchmark…
Silver prices rallied above $65.5 per ounce on Friday, approaching a record high, amid a weakening dollar and strong fundamentals. The precious metal is on track for its fourth consecutive weekly gain and has risen more than 120% since the start of the year, reflecting strong investor appetite for safe-haven assets. Investor demand has increased…
Gold prices weakened in the Asian session on Friday, falling below $4,350. This movement occurred despite signs of easing in US inflation (CPI), which should have supported gold through the possibility of an interest rate cut. The main pressure came from profit-taking after the previous rally. Furthermore, there was liquidation of long positions by short-term…
Hong Kong stocks fell 53 points, or 0.2%, to 25,416 in Thursday morning trading, reversing the previous session’s gains after Wall Street closed significantly lower overnight due to lingering concerns over AI valuations and caution ahead of November inflation data. Caution is also growing ahead of policy meetings by several central banks in Europe and…
Japanese stocks fell sharply in today’s trading, with the Nikkei index falling 1.7% to 48,669.70. This decline followed Wall Street’s overnight plunge, as global market sentiment was dominated by investor risk aversion. The greatest pressure came from artificial intelligence (AI) stocks. Investors began to withdraw after several major players in the cloud infrastructure sector withdrew…
Oil prices rose for a second day as geopolitical risks from Venezuela to Russia outweighed long-standing concerns about a global supply surplus. This means that even though global supply is still considered excessive, the market is still pushing prices up due to fears of political supply disruptions. In recent trading, WTI rose to near $57/barrel…
