Gold held steady even as Treasury yields posted sharp declines, amid recent dovish commentary from Federal Reserve officials that indicated further interest rate rises this year are unlikely. Yields on US government bonds notched some of their biggest one-day losses all year on Tuesday as swap markets scaled back bets the central bank will hike rates again in 2023. While tighter monetary…
Gold prices have weakened again below $4,000/oz, while silver has also corrected after a sharp rally that took both to multi-decade highs. On Friday afternoon, Singapore time, spot gold was trading around $3,955/oz after falling 1.6% the previous day, while silver dipped slightly after briefly touching $51,235/oz—its highest since 1980. Technical data suggests overbought conditions…
Nov 28 2024, 07:22 Indeks Saham Jepang turun, didorong oleh penurunan saham elektronik, karena kekhawatiran tentang kebijakan perdagangan AS terus berlanjut. Lasertec turun 3,4% dan Terumo turun 1,7%. USD/JPY berada di 151,46, turun dari 152,15 pada penutupan pasar saham Tokyo hari Rabu. Investor mencermati pergerakan yen dan perkembangan apa pun terkait perang Rusia-Ukraina. Indeks Saham…
Sep 30 2024, 08:41 Japan’s Nikkei 225 tumbled over 4% Monday, while Australia stocks hit a fresh high ahead of key economic data from China. Japan saw its retail sales for August climb 2.8% year on year, beating Reuters poll estimates of a 2.3% rise, and up from a revised 2.7% rise in July. The…
Jan 7 2025, 08:24 The Nikkei 225 jumped 1.6% to surpass 39,900, while the broader Topix index gained 0.7% to reach 2,776 on Tuesday. The rally helped recover losses from the previous session, as Japanese markets took cues from a strong performance by Wall Street. Overnight, the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite surged, driven by…
The Hang Seng Index rose 192 points (+0.75%) to close at 25,690 on Friday, extending its rally to three consecutive sessions as nearly all sectors advanced. Sentiment was also boosted by the strengthening of mainland Chinese stocks, coupled with reports that ByteDance had reached an agreement with three major investors to form a joint venture…
