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…
Oct 8 2024, 14:38 Gold price (XAU/USD) ticks lower for the fifth straight day and drops to over a one-week low, closer to the $2,630 trading range support during the early European session on Tuesday. Investors have been paring their bets for another oversized interest rate cut by the Federal Reserve (Fed) in November, which,…
Silver (XAG/USD) edges higher on Tuesday, trading around $50.70 at the time of writing, up 1.00% on the day. The precious metal is supported by a broad risk-off tone across markets, with investors favoring safe-haven exposure as risk assets come under pressure. This cautious mood comes ahead of long-delayed US economic releases, most notably the…
The Nikkei 225 index closed higher on Friday, December 19, 2025, rising by around 1.16% to 49,568. This gain attracted attention because it occurred amidst news of a Bank of Japan (BOJ) interest rate hike, which typically depresses the stock market. The key factor: although the BOJ raised interest rates 25 bps to 0.75%, its…
Jan 14 2025, 07:36 West Texas Intermediate (WTI), patokan minyak mentah AS, diperdagangkan sekitar $77,25 pada hari Selasa (14/1). Harga WTI naik ke level tertinggi sejak 8 Oktober karena sanksi AS terhadap minyak Rusia mengancam akan memperketat pasokan global. Pemerintahan Presiden AS Joe Biden memberlakukan sanksi baru terhadap raksasa minyak Rusia Gazprom dan Surgutneftegaz, serta…
Saham Asia-Pasifik melemah di seluruh kawasan pasca Federal Reserve AS mempertahankan suku bunga acuannya tidak berubah, namun mengatakan akan menaikkan suku bunga sekali lagi pada tahun ini, menurut proyeksi bank sentral. Proyeksi menunjukkan bank sentral memperkirakan akan menaikkan suku bunga ke median 5,6% pada akhir tahun 2023, naik dari kisaran saat ini antara 5,25% dan…
