May 23 2025, 11:18 Gold price (XAU/USD) lacks any firm intraday direction on Friday and seesaws between tepid gains/minor losses, around the $3,300 mark during the Asian session on Friday. The XAU/USD bears, however, seem reluctant to place aggressive bets and positioning for an extension of the previous day’s pullback from over a two-week high…
Australia’s core inflation unexpectedly decelerated last quarter, supporting the Reserve Bank’s view that prices will gradually ease and prompting traders to boost bets on an interest-rate cut. The currency and bond yields dropped. The closely-watched trimmed mean core measure, which smooths out volatile items, climbed 3.9% in the second quarter from 4% three months earlier,…
Australia’s central bank is “vigilant” over upside risks to inflation and won’t hesitate to raise interest rates further if needed, Governor Michele Bullock said, reinforcing her hawkish rhetoric from earlier this week. “I know this is not what people want to hear,” Bullock said Thursday in a speech in her hometown of Armidale in northern New South Wales. “But…
Gold fell slightly after breaking its all-time record above $4,000/oz. At the start of Thursday’s Asian session, prices fell ±0.7% to around $4,015 after rising 1.4% the previous day. Technical indicators pointed to overbought conditions for nearly a month, triggering profit-taking after a four-day rally. Some of its safe-haven appeal eased after US President Donald…
Feb 21 2025, 03:57 Oil prices closed higher on Thursday, marking a third straight day of gains, after data showed a decline in U.S. gasoline and distillate draws, while concerns about supply disruptions in Russia also supported prices. Brent crude futures settled up 44 cents, or 0.58%, at $76.48 a barrel. U.S. West Texas Intermediate…
Silver prices strengthened on Monday, hitting a high above $44 a troy ounce, supported by a weakening US dollar and growing expectations of further interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve. Market sentiment was also influenced by global political uncertainty, which boosted demand for safe-haven assets such as precious metals. Silver, which often follows gold,…
