Dolar melemah pada hari Kamis (2/11), mengikuti penurunan imbal hasil Treasury AS karena pasar semakin yakin bahwa Federal Reserve telah mengakhiri siklus pengetatan kebijakan moneter agresifnya setelah mempertahankan suku bunga tidak berubah. The Fed pada hari Rabu mempertahankan suku bunga stabil seperti yang diharapkan, karena para pengambil kebijakan berjuang untuk menentukan apakah kondisi keuangan cukup…
May 7 2025, 15:34 Gold prices dropped on Wednesday as optimism surrounding U.S.-China trade talks weakened demand for safe-haven assets, ahead of the Federal Reserve’s policy decision later in the day. Spot gold fell 1.2% to $3,389.37 an ounce as of 0628 GMT. The metal had climbed nearly 3% on Tuesday. “Gold seems to be…
Oil prices remained stuck near their biggest weekly drop after data showed US fuel inventories rising. Investors are also monitoring the impact of sanctions against two Russian oil giants, which will take effect on Friday. The January WTI contract traded slightly above US$59 per barrel after falling more than 2% on Wednesday, while Brent closed…
The Hang Seng Index rose 1.6% to 25,836.06 at 10:12 a.m. local time on Wednesday, snapping a seven-day losing streak (~-7%). The rise was driven by expectations of a Fed rate cut this month after Jerome Powell signaled a 25-bps rate cut, offsetting concerns about renewed US-China tensions (the “cooking oil” issue). Hang Seng Tech…
The yen was poised for its strongest week in nearly three months on Friday as traders unwound their long-held bets against the frail currency ahead of crucial U.S. inflation data that could cement rate cut expectations. The yen has dominated the currency markets this month, surging to a near three-month high of 151.945 per dollar…
Gold prices will peak in the fourth quarter as investors focus on Fed cuts, while ETF inflows and central bank buying continue to provide support against a backdrop of geopolitical risk, according to Ewa Manthey, Commodities Strategist at ING. In the bank’s monthly update, Manthey noted that gold fell along with the global equities sell-off…
