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Market Highlights 1 - Bitcoin with a big bounce after hitting lowest in 14 months. -2.16% at $76.3K 2 - US stock markets close lower, with NASDAQ leading the slide. S&P -O84%, DJ -0.34%, NASDAQ -1.43%. European indices close mixed. DAX -).09%, FTSE -O.26%, IBEX +0.02% 3 - Gold recoups ye...

Posted on February 3, 2026

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Market Highlights 1 - US stock markets close up on the day. S&P +0.54%, DJ +0.1.05%, NASDAQ +0.56%. European markets broadly rally. DAX +1.05%, FTSE +1.15%, IBEX +1.3% 2 - Bitcoin bounces slightly, +1.41% at $78.3K; Brent oil down 4.30% at $66.34 3 - Gold stabilizes after sell-off contin...

Posted on February 2, 2026

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Market Highlights 1 - Apple beats Q1 estimates as Iphone revenue jumps and China surprises; US markets close mixed. S&P -0.13%, DJ +0.11%, NASDAQ -0.72%. European markets also close mixed. DAX -2.07%, FTSE +0.17%, UBEX -0.10% 2 - Gold closes flat after recovering from $400 sell-off… anothe...

Posted on January 29, 2026

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Market Highlights 1 - US stock markets close slightly up on the day. S&P +0.01%, DJ +0.02%, NASDAQ +0.17%. European markets close lower. DAX -0.29%, FTSE -0.52%, IBEX -1.10% 2 - Massive day for gold, up $296 at $5377; Silver up $10.37 at $116.23 3 - Bitcoin flat at $88.9K, Brent up $0.98...

Posted on January 28, 2026

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Market Highlights 1 - Gold up $140, hits record $5151; Silver up $6.40 to $110.36 2 - Brent oil up $2 to $66.76; Bitcoin up 1.71% at $89.4K 3 - US January Consumer Confidence lowest since 2014 4 - Trump: ‘Dollar hasn’t declined too much”. USD plunges across the board; EUR +1.26%, GBP +1.27...

Posted on January 27, 2026

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Market Highlights 1 - US stock markets continue to grind higher, closing up on the day. S&P +0.50%, DJ +0.64%, NASDAQ +0.43%. European equities close mixed; DAX +0.13%, FTSE +0.05%, IBEX +0.78% 2 - Gold and silver soar to record highs. Gold up 1.23% at $5046, Silver up 6.14% at $106.35 3 ...

Posted on January 26, 2026

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Market Highlights 1 - US stock markets add yesterday’s bounce. S&P +0.55%, DJ +0.63%, NASDAQ +0.91% 2 - European equities close higher. DAX +1.25%, FTSE +0.12%, IBEX +1.28% 3 - Metals reign supreme. Gold sets record up 2.09% at $4936, Silver up 3.65% at $96.09 4 - Bitcoin struggles, do...

Posted on January 22, 2026

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Market Highlights 1 - Trump cancels Greenland tariffs. US equity markets rally.S&P +1.16%, DJ +1.21%, NASDAQ +1.18% 2 - European markets rally. DAX +1.04%, FTSE +1.06%, IBEX +0.39% 3 - Gold up $18 to $4780; Crude oil up $0.27 to $60.63 4 - Bitcoin up 1.19% at $89.4K 5 - USD rallies ...

Posted on January 21, 2026

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Market Highlights 1 - Biggest drop of the year so far in equity markets. S&P -2.06%, DJ -1.76%, NASDAQ -2.39% 2 - European stock markets also close lower. DAX -1%, FTSE -0.7%, IBEX -1.3% 3 - Metals the new safe haven; Gold up 3.6% setting new record high at $4764; Silver up 6.5% at $95.6...

Posted on January 20, 2026

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Market Highlights 1 - US stock markets closed, yet all lower in futures trading: S&P -1.1%, DJ -0.8%, NASDAQ -1.4% 2 - European equity markets closed lower on the day. DAX -1.2%, FTSE -0.4%, IBEX -0.2% 3 - Gold sets new all-time high at $4682; Silver not to be outdone, sets new record hi...

Posted on January 19, 2026

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Market Highlights 1 - Gold and Silver take a breather. Gold at $4628; Silver at $93.22 2 - WTI crude down $3.05 at $58.98; Bitcoin down $2.2K at $95.2K 3 - US stock markets close higher. S&P +0.2%, DJ +0.58%, NASDAQ +0.21%; European markets close mixed. DAX -0.53%, FTSE +0.46%, Ibex +0.0...

Posted on January 15, 2026

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Market Highlights 1 - Gold touches all-time high as silver continues to soar. Gold up $32 at $4635, silver up $6.30 at $93.22 2 - US stock markets close lower. S&P -0.53%, DJ -0.09%, NASDAQ -1.00%; European equity markets close mixed. FTSE +0.4%, DAX -0.5%, CAC -0.2% 3 - Bitcoin adds to ...

Posted on January 14, 2026

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Market Highlights 1 - US stock markets close lower on the day. S&P -0.31%, DJ -0.86%, NASDAQ -0.17% 2 - Gold takes a breather, -$2.11 at $5493; Silver no letting up, +$1.59 at $86.58 3 - Demand for oil continues amid Iran uncertainty. Crude up $1.59 at $60.99 4 - Bitcoin breaks out of ...

Posted on January 13, 2026

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Market Highlights 1 - Gold and silver soar as Fed uncertainty unfolds. Gold up 2.25% at $4604, silver up 7.2% at $85.05 2 - US stock markets close at record highs; S&P +0.18%, DJ +0.20%, NASDAQ +0.28% 3 - USD mixed, weakens on FED concerns but fights back on USDX and JPY; EUR +0.38%, GBP...

Posted on January 12, 2026

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Market Highlights 1 - Oil up on Iran protests, up nearly 3% on the day; Crude up $2.64 to $58.63 2 - US stock markets mixed. Energy leads the way while memory chip names give back the rally; S&P unchanged, DJ +0.54%, NASDAQ -0.48% 3 - Gold up $20 to $4473; Bitcoin -0.26% at $90.7K 4 - ...

Posted on January 8, 2026

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Market Highlights 1 - Gold down $45 to $4453; Silver down $2.80 to $78.07; Goldman Sachs sees extreme volatility in silver prices to continue 2 - WTI Crude down 1.44% to $56.29; Bitcoin down 1.59% at $91K 3 - S&P sets record high before closing lower on the day; S&P -0.34%, NASDAQ -0...

Posted on January 7, 2026

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Market Highlights 1 - Morgan Stanley forecasts gold at $4800 byQ4 2026; up $52 today at $4494; Silver up 6% at $80.64 2 - WTI Crude down $1.35 at $56.97 3 - US stock markets close higher on the day with DJ leading the way; S&P +0.62%, NASDAQ +0.65%, DJ +0.99%; AMZN flat in 2025, up 4.3% ...

Posted on January 6, 2026

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Market Highlights 1 - Gold up $116 to $4446; Bitcoin up 3% at $94.7K; London Copper hits all-time high at $13000 2 - WTI crude up $1.07 to $58.35 3 - USDX down 0.13%; GBP leads +0.81%, CAD lags +0.19% 4 - Oil company stocks the big winner; S&P + 0.6%, NASDAQ +0.7%, DJ +1.2% 5 - US 10...

Posted on January 5, 2026

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Market Highlights 1 - US stock markets close lower on the day. S&P -0.14%, DJ -0.20%, NASDAQ -0.24% 2 - Gold flat at $4348; Silver recoups $4.15 to close at $76.50 (+5.60%) 3 - US yields mixed. 2yr -3.44%, 10yr +4.11% 4 - Brent oil up $0.29 at $61.30 (+0.10%); Bitcoin up $760 at $87.9K...

Posted on December 30, 2025

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Market Highlights 1 - US stock markets close lower. S&P -0.32%, DJ -0.39%, NASDAQ -0.49% 2 - US yields down. 2yr -3.46%, 10yr -4.11%, 30yr -4.79% 3 - Brent oil up $1.00 to $61.70; Bitcoin down $700 to $86.6K 4 - Metals sold off sharply. Gold loses $230 at $4340; Silver down $11.00 at ...

Posted on December 29, 2025

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Market Highlights 1 - US major indices closed higher on the day. S&P sets record high 2 - Gold set new record high at $4526; Silver also sets new record high at $72.61 3 - Brent oil closes unchanged at $61.80 4 - Bitcoin edges higher at $87.9K 5 - USDX closes higher on the day. US up...

Posted on December 24, 2025

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Market Highlights 1 - US stock markets close higher on the day. S&P +0.46%, DJ +0.16%, NASDAQ +0.57%; tech shines, healthcare falters 2 - Metals extend strength.Gold up $40 at $4499; Silver up $2.40 at $71.45 3 - US yields mixed. 2yr +3.53%, 10yr -4.16% 4 - USD weakens across the board...

Posted on December 23, 2025

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Market Highlights 1 - US stock markets close up on the day, DJ +0.47%, S&P +0.64%, NASDAQ +0.52% 2 - 10yr yields down 4.16% 3 - Gold and silver continue setting new records, gold up $92 at $4449, silver up $2.40 at $69.02 4 - Brent up $1.20 at $61.51; Bitcoin flat at $88.5K 5 - USD d...

Posted on December 22, 2025

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Market Highlights 1 - ECB leaves rates unchanged, but lists 2026 inflation forecast; BOE delivers 0.25% cut as expected 2 - US 10yr yields down 3.3 bps 3 - Gold down $10 to $4330; Bitcoin down 1.33% at $85.1K 4 - EUR lags, AUD leads; GBP battles after “hawkish cut” 5 - Soft CPI ignites r...

Posted on December 18, 2025

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Market Highlights 1 - Stock markets down led by tech/AI/chips; DJ -0.51%, S&P -1.15%, NASDAQ -1.78% 2 - Silver standout performer up $2.70 at $66.44; Gold up $42 at $4345 3 - Oil up $1.58 at $56.85; WTI crude is down 23% year to date 4 - US/JPY biggest gainer today +0.65% - BOJ decisio...

Posted on December 17, 2025

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Market Highlights 1 - Tesla hits record high at robotaxi optimism outweighs EV sales headwinds 2 - US stocks close mostly lower amid cautious sentiment; DJ -0.62%, S&P -0.24%, NASDAQ +0.23%; European indices were also lower 3 - US unemployment rate rises to a 4 year high; non-farm payrol...

Posted on December 16, 2025

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Market Highlights 1 - Gold up $2 to $4303; WTI crude down $0.75 to $56.69 2 - US 10yr yields down 1.4bps 3 - Bitcoin down 3% to $85.8K; Goldman Sachs raises it’s 2026 Copper forecast 4 - Major US stock markets close lower; NASDAQ lower for 3rd consecutive day, S&P down 0.15%; 5 - USD...

Posted on December 15, 2025

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Market Highlights 1 - Major stock indices end mixed as DJ and S&P reach new records; NASDAQ falls on tech weakness 2 - Silver races to record high over $64; Gold up $45 chasing $4300; Oil retests major support levels 3 - USD slides on jobless claims data; lower against all European major...

Posted on December 11, 2025

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Market Highlights 1 - US indices close higher after Fed 0.25% rate cut; DJ +0.5% (record high), S&P +0.67%, NASDAQ +0.33% 2 - USD moved lower after the decision; EUR -0.58%, JPY -0.58%, GBP -0.65%, CHF -0.78%, CAD -0.35%, AUD -0.57% 3 - BOC keeps rates unchanged at 2.25%, as expected 4 ...

Posted on December 10, 2025

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Market Highlights 1 - US indices close mixed. DJ -0.3%, S&P -0.09%, NASDAQ +0.13% 2 - Crude oil futures settle at $58.25, down $0.63; swing support area being tested 3 - Major European indices close mixed. Ibex +0.13%, FTSE unchanged, DAX +0.49%, CAC -0.68% 4 - Silver trades at all-tim...

Posted on December 9, 2025

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Market Highlights 1 - USD rises as traders anticipate hawkish Fed cut; AUDUSD correcting lower ahead of Rate decision - expected to keep rates unchanged; US yields higher across the board 2 - Major European indices close mixed; DAX and Ibex move marginally higher; FTSE and CAC lower 3 - US e...

Posted on December 8, 2025

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Market Highlights 1 - Initial Jobless Claims tumble, 191K v 220K est; lowest since Sep 2022 2 - Crude +$0.74 to $59.69; Gold up $2 to $4207; Bitcoin down 1.5% 3 - Treasury yields perk up and help boost USD; US 10yr yields up 4.8bps 4 - Stock markets choppy in a tight range; S&P +0.11%,...

Posted on December 4, 2025

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Market Highlights 1 - Deutsche Bank: S&P at 8000, EUR/USD at 1.25 by end 2026 2 - European indices close solidly higher; Ibex +1.08%, DAX +0.95%, FTSE +0.78%, CAC +0.3% 3 - USD moved lower against all major currencies; biggest fall against JPY and GBP; RBNZ expected to cut by 25bps later...

Posted on November 25, 2025

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Market Highlights 1 - Major US stock markets closed with solid gains; NASDAQ +2.69%, S&P +1.55% 2 - US yields end day lower; 5yr -1.8bps, 10yr -3.2bps, 30yr -4.1bps 3 - Oil rebounded today, up $0.91 to $58.97 4 - Gold up $74 to $4138; bitcoin rebounded up $2000 to $88.7K 5 - USD clos...

Posted on November 24, 2025

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Market Highlights 1 - Morgan Stanley drops December Fed cut call following strong September jobs report 2 - Unexpected price action in a big stock market reversal; S&P - 1.55%, NASDAQ -2.2%; Nvidia turned an initial 6% gain into a 3% loss 3 - WTI crude down $0.17 to $59.14; gold down $5 ...

Posted on November 20, 2025

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Market Highlights 1 - Nvidia earnings out. Solid beats have eased market fears for now; Q3 EPS 1.30 (exp 1.24), Rev 57.0 bln (exp. 54.4 bln) 2 - USD moves higher as jobs data postponed; In US debt market yields close higher 3 - Gold reverses early gains, closes slightly up $8, at $4074; bitc...

Posted on November 19, 2025

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Market Highlights 1 - US stocks close lower, early rally runs out of steam; S&P -0.83%, NASDAQ -1.21%, DJ -1.07%. Nvidia will announce earnings tomorrow after close 2 - US yields moved lower; 3yr -3.1bps, , 10yr -1.6bps 3 - Crude oil moved higher by $0.62 at $60.54; Gold up $23 at $4067;...

Posted on November 18, 2025

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Market Highlights 1 - Gold down $58 at $4024; Goldman Sachs sees strong central bank buying, long term gold target $4900 by end 2026 2 - Bitcoin drops to lowest since April as the bleed continues 3 - US 10 yr yields down 2.1bps, 2 yr down 0.8bps; WTI crude down $0.33 at $59.76 4 - US stock...

Posted on November 17, 2025

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Market Highlights 1 - Biggest daily decline in US stock markets since October 10 2 - Gold down $23 to $4175; GBP leads NZD lags 3 - WTI crude oil up $0.17 to $58.67 4 - US 10 yr yields up 4.2 bps 5 - Bitcoin down 3.5% to $98300 Daily Price Activity Insights USD INDEX A 6th consecutive...

Posted on November 13, 2025

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Market Highlights 1 - US votes to reopen the government 2 - USD/JPY surge above 155.00 heightens intervention risk; AUD jumped higher on strong job numbers - no RBA cut ahead? CHF leads, JPY lags 3 - Mixed day for US stocks. The rotation out of tech and into Dow stocks continue. Dow closes a...

Posted on November 12, 2025

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Market Highlights 1 - Dow stocks lead the winners; NASDAQ moves lower, S&P slightly higher 2 - Bitcoin falls to a 2 day low - warning sign for risk assets? 3 - Crude oil settles at $61.04, up $0.91; Gold up $13 to $4129 4 - Goldman Sachs more cautious on October job numbers; weekly ADP...

Posted on November 11, 2025

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Market Highlights 1 - US stocks surge on optimism of a shutdown deal. NASDAQ +2.27%, S&P +1.54%, DJ +0.81% 2 - Crude oil futures up $0.38 at $60.13. Market continues to trade in a tight range 3 - Gold up $110 today. Best levels since October 10th 4 - USD down against majors, except for...

Posted on November 10, 2025

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Market Highlights 1 - Major US stock markets close lower on the day. DJ -0.8%, S&P -1.1%, NASDAQ -1.9% 2 - BOE keeps rate unchanged in 5-4 vote; Goldman Sachs expects BOE to cut rates in December 3 - USD mixed. Down vs EUR -0.47%, JPY -0.67%, GBP -0.65%; Up vs commodity currencies CAD +0...

Posted on November 6, 2025

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Market Highlights 1 - TD Securities expects narrow BOE rate cut, warns sterling to stay weak 2 - US major indices rebound some of yesterday’s losses, DJ +0.48%, S&P +0.37%, NASDAQ +0.65%. European indices close higher on the day led by UK FTSE 100; DAX +0.42%, Ibex +0.39%, CAC +0.08% 3 - ...

Posted on November 5, 2025

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Market Highlights 1 - Bitcoin moves below $100K on risk-off sales 2 - Major US stock markets close lower. NASDAQ -2.04%, S&P -1.17%, DJ -0.53% 3 - Crude oil settles at $60.56, down $0.49; buyers and sellers battle between $59.64 and $61.94 4 - USD was mostly higher against majors, exce...

Posted on November 4, 2025

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Market Highlights 1 - Reserve Bank of Australia meets today, CBA sees RBA holding rates as inflation broadens 2 - US October ISM Manufacturing disappoints, 48.7 v 49.5 exp 3 - Gold up $8 to $4009; BTC down 3.3%, ETH down 7.7% 4 - WTI crude down $0.05 to $61.03 5 - USD leads, CHF lags; S&...

Posted on November 3, 2025

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Market Highlights 1 - Major US indices close at session lows. NASDAQ -1.57%, S&P -0.99%; Meta tumbles; Amazon announces strong earnings after the close 2 - Gold up $95 and back above $4000; Crude up $0.09, settles at $60.57 3 - European indices close lower to unchanged. DAX and FTSE unch...

Posted on October 30, 2025

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Market Highlights 1 - Fed cuts but Powell says December is up in the air, “ we haven’t made a clear decision”; Bank of Canada cuts rates by 25 bps, as expected 2 - Crude moved higher by $0.23 at $60.38; USD moved higher after split vote from the Fed; Copper rises to all-time high 3 - Microso...

Posted on October 29, 2025

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Market Highlights 1 - Gold down $20 to $3960 2 - US 10yr yields down 1.7bps 3 - WTI crude down $1.41 to $59.90 4 - JPY leads, GBP lags 5 - S&P up 0.2%, NASDAQ up 0.8% Daily Price Activity Insights USD INDEX Sellers went on to gently add on to the gap lower which stared the day. To...

Posted on October 28, 2025

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Market Highlights 1 - Morgan Stanley notes USD comeback but warns of fragile rally; AUD breaks above 100 day MA, swing area and 38.2% fib level 2 - US stock markets rally to record high closes: S&P +1.2%, DJ + 1.5%, NASDAQ +1.9% 3 - WTI crude down $0.15 to $61.35; OPEC + leaning toward a...

Posted on October 27, 2025

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Market Highlights 1 - Major indices move higher, led by NASDAQ; DJ +0.315, S&P +0.58%, NASDAQ +0.89% 2 - US debt market, yields move higher: 5yr +5.9bps, 10yr +5.4bps, 30yr + 4.8bps 3 - Goldman Sachs stands by $4900 forecast despite 6% price dip 4 - Bitcoin up $2000 on the day; major E...

Posted on October 23, 2025

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Market Highlights 1 - Crude oil settles at $58.50; White house says crude oil is a great buy 2 - Gold adds on to the declines from yesterday 3 - European indices close mixed; DAX -O.71%, CAC -0.63%, FTSE +0.93%, Ibex +0.11% 4 - US yields slightly lower; 30yr -1.3bps 5 - USD/JPY rises to ...

Posted on October 22, 2025

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Market Highlights 1 - Major US stock indices close mixed, DJ +0.47%, S&P marginally up, NASDAQ marginally down 2 - It had to happen - After months of steady gains, gold and silver finally reversed sharply lower today 3 - USD gained against most majors, USDJPY standout mover on the upside...

Posted on October 21, 2025

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Market Highlights 1 - Gold up $125 to $4372 2 - US 10yr yields down 2.7bps 3 - WTI crude down $0.04 to $57.50 4 - S&P up 1.15%, NASDAQ up 1.4% to record high 5 - AUD leads, Yen lags Daily Price Activity Insights USD INDEX The gain was slight, yet enough to add a 2nd green candlest...

Posted on October 20, 2025

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Market Highlights 1 - Gold up $110 to $4319; Bitcoin down 2.3% 2 - WTI crude down 40.81 to $57.46 3 - S&P down 0.63%, DJ -0.65%, NASDAQ -0.47% 4 - CHF leads, AUD lags; Westpac: USD strength driven by overall yen weakness 5 - US 10yr yields down 7.1bps; US jobless claims seen falling,...

Posted on October 16, 2025

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Market Highlights 1 - Gold up $32 to $4142 2 - US 10 yr yields down 2.3 bps; Powell remarks confirm Oct 28/29 rate cut expectations 3 - WTI crude down $1.03 to $58.47; China hits first US linked ship with $1.7m “special port fee” in trade retaliation 4 - US stocks close mixed. DJ rises, NA...

Posted on October 14, 2025

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Market Highlights 1 - US stocks claw back some declines; DJ +1.29%, S&P +1.56%, NASDAQ +2.21% 2 - USD rises against most currencies; USDX up on the day 3 - The price of gold and silver moved to new highs; Gold tops $4100; Silver up to $52.02 4 - Crude oil futures settle at $59.49, up $...

Posted on October 13, 2025

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Market Highlights 1 - A down day for US stocks as equity markets take a breather; DJ -0.52%, S&P -0.28%, NASDAQ -0.08% 2 - Gold down $63 to $3974 3 - WTI crude down $1.09 to $61.46 4 - USD leads, GBP lags; AUDUSD breaks below key level at 0.6560 setting new risk for sellers 5 - US st...

Posted on October 9, 2025

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Market Highlights 1 - Spot gold traded above $4000 for the first time; spot silver also extended to the upside 2 - S&P and NASDAQ set records once again, DJ closes unchanged 3 - Crude oil futures settle at $62.55, up $0.82 4 - The USD moved mostly higher against the majors; except for ...

Posted on October 8, 2025

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Market Highlights 1 - WTI crude up $0.37 to $62.02 2 - US 10yr yields down 2.9bps 3 - Gold up $20 at $3980; round of profit taking pre $4000 didn’t last long 4 - USD leads, Yen lags; Sellers in control prior to RBNZ decision, 50 bp cut? 5 - US major equity markets close lower on the day;...

Posted on October 7, 2025

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Market Highlights 1 - Another record for the S&P and NASDAQ, DJ marginally lower 2 - Big gainers today included: TSLA, SOFI, DASH, UBER, DELL 3 - Gold up $77 to $3693; WTI crude up $0.82 to $61.70; Ethereum up nearly 5% as it aims towards a big break 4 - US 10yr yields up 4.7 bps; JP M...

Posted on October 6, 2025

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Market Highlights 1 - With US government shut down there will be no NFP on Friday 2 - USD closed higher against the majors as sellers turned to buyers in the US session 3 - In US debt market yields closed lower, 5yr -0.7bps, 10yr -1.9bps, 30 yr -2.2bps 4 - Gold closed lower, but midrange a...

Posted on October 2, 2025

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Market Highlights 1 - Crude oil settles at $62.01, down $0.36; US September ADP Employment -32K v +50 K expected 2 - S&P and DOW on pace for record closes; NASDAQ strongest on te day but below record high 3 - EUR/USD finds strong support and again bounces off the 100 day MA; Yen leads, C...

Posted on October 1, 2025

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