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Gold Stays Under Pressure Amid Uncertain Geopolitical Outlook Gold extended its losses for a second consecutive session on Wednesday, hovering near the bottom of a seven-day trading range around…
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The dollar weakened broadly at the start of the week, weighed down by improved risk sentiment as hopes increased for a potential US–Iran agreement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and ease concerns over prolonged supply disruptions.…
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Brent crude opened with a bearish gap and fell to its lowest level in more than two weeks on Monday at $96.88, driven by renewed optimism over a potential US–Iran peace deal, although key negotiation points remain unresolved. The decline…
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British retail sales declined by 1.3% in April, marking the steepest monthly drop in one year, following a 0.6% increase in March and coming in weaker than market expectations for a 0.6% decline. A sharp fall in fuel sales—the largest…
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Data released on Thursday reinforced the increasingly fragile outlook for the Eurozone economy, as business activity contracted at the fastest pace in nearly three years in May amid the prolonged economic fallout from the wars in Ukraine…
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Gold posted a modest recovery on Wednesday after breaking below the key $4500 support zone, marked by the 50% Fibonacci retracement of the $4099/$4889 rally and a recent higher base, reinforcing broader bearish pressure in the near term.…
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UK annual inflation slowed to 2.8% in April, marking its lowest level in more than a year, down from 3.3% in March and coming in below market expectations for a 3.0% rise. Core inflation, which excludes volatile components, eased to 2.5%…
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The dollar regained momentum on Tuesday following the previous session’s sharp decline, as the Dollar Index once again tested the key resistance zone at 99.20/30, marked by the 61.8% Fibonacci retracement of the 100.48/97.40 decline and the…
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Brent crude surged to a two-week high in early Monday trading, building on last week’s 4.5% rally as escalating tensions in the Middle East and diminishing hopes for a peace agreement continued to support oil prices following the latest…
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China’s industrial output rose 4.1% year-on-year in April, marking the slowest pace of growth in nearly three years, after a 5.7% increase in the previous month and falling well short of expectations for a 6.0% expansion. Retail sales, a…
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