Flight-to-safety in markets, geopolitical tensions escalate

Flight-to-safety in markets, geopolitical tensions escalate

Safe-haven flows dominate financial markets at the beginning of the week as investors react to the latest news surrounding the Israel-Iran conflict. S&P will release revisions to July PMI data for the Euro area, Germany and the UK on Monday, while later in the day, the ISM Services PMI report for July will be featured in … Read more

Silver breaks below $30.50 on quest for Gaza ceasefire

Silver breaks below $30.50 on quest for Gaza ceasefire

The price of Silver halted its five-day winning streak, with XAGUSD trading around $30.40 per troy ounce on Thursday. The decline in the safe-haven metal is attributed to increased optimism following signs of renewed efforts to secure a ceasefire deal between Israel and Hamas, as reported by Reuters. Mediators Egypt and Qatar delivered a response from … Read more

Euro outlook uncertain

Euro outlook uncertain

The EURUSD extended its recovery to 1.0740 in Tuesday’s European trading, with the major currency pair rising as growing optimism for the Fed to reduce interest rates twice this year has increased investors’ risk appetite. The US Dollar Index (DXY), which tracks the greenback’s value against six major currencies, has dropped to 105.40 as demand … Read more

Bitcoin, Gold to see higher volatility

Bitcoin, Gold to see higher volatility

By Naeem Aslam   Friday is all about one thing, the mother of all economic data which is most important to traders of gold and Bitcoin. The U.S. will disclose the most crucial economic reading, the non-farm payrolls unemployment figure. The Federal Reserve and other market participants place a high value on this information, considering that … Read more

Gold to hit all-time high soon?

Gold to hit all-time high soon?

Gold is likely to hit a new all-time high within weeks, driven by factors such as anticipated interest rate cuts by the US Federal Reserve, continuous gold purchases by the People’s Bank of China, and growing demand from regions like Turkey and the Middle East.

USD recovers after early sell-off on Israeli attack reports

USD recovers after early sell-off on Israeli attack reports

The Euro-dollar currency pair is trading in the lower 1.0600s on Friday after news reports of an escalation in the Middle East conflict prompted a flight to safe-haven USD, resulting in a decline in EURUSD.