Gold gains as oil, dollar, Treasury yields tumble after U.S. midterms
European shares are powering ahead! The FTSE 100 index in London has surged 207 points to 10,845, a near-2% gain.
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Oil Prices Continue to Fall as Democratic Sweep Shakes Energy Markets
Oil prices plunged Wednesday following the Democratic Party's sweeping victory in the U.S. midterm elections and remarks by Vice President JD Vance blaming the Republican defeat on the war with Iran, while Israeli stock…
Read more →Gold Awaits Policy Shifts Following Democratic Majority in Congress
Spot gold and silver prices experienced significant gains during late trading in the United States on Wednesday. The surge followed Democratic victories in the U.S. midterm elections, which resulted in a new balance of …
Read more →Oil Plunges Following US Midterm Elections
Oil prices plunged Wednesday following the Democratic Party's sweeping victory in the U.S. midterm elections and remarks by Vice President JD Vance blaming the Republican defeat on the war with Iran, while Israeli stock…
Read more →Gold’s Historical Midterm Performance Returns to Focus as Democrats Take Congress
We hear a recurring question from investors: do US elections meaningfully impact the gold price? The simple answer is that while domestic bar and coin demand tends to increase under Democratic administrations,1 historic…
Read more →Gold’s Latest Rebound May Be a False Recovery as Global Economic Risks Persist
At 8.40 am, 24K gold was at Dh549, up from Dh541.75 a day earlier, while 22K rose to Dh508.50 from Dh501.50. The move reflects a steady pickup in buying interest after prices found a floor in the final week of the month.
Read more →Gold jumps above $4,000 as dollar retreats after Democratic midterm win
Over here, stock markets have risen this morning, with banks and clean energy stocks leading the gains. The FTSE 100 index in London is 24 points, or 0.2% ahead.
Read more →Democrats win control of Congress as voters rebuke Trump agenda
Democrats flipped seven Senate seats, including three in states long held by Republicans, and overcame a redistricting effort to capture the House. President Trump told The New York Times that he would accept the result…
Read more →US Crude Oil Inventories Still in Freefall
S&P 500 futures were down over 1% before the open in New York as the price of oil went over $100 per barrel. The index fell 1.33% in its last session. Asian markets were a disaster: Japan’s Nikkei 225 fell 5.2%, South K…
Read more →Trump tells NYT he will accept election results
"I am absolutely willing to accept those results," US President Donald Trump told The New York Times. "We'll work with the Democrats, and we'll, you know, look forward to working with them. We'll probably work something…
Read more →Oil edges higher as mixed U.S.-Iran signals temper peace hopes
August 5, 2026, 3:53 AM EDT.IPOs such as SpaceX and ChangXin Memory Technologies have generated worldwide interest, particularly across the tech and AI sectors. Still, with founders trying to maximize returns and invest…
Read more →Gold down amid firmer dollar, strong U.S. economic data; eyes on midterm elections
(Kitco NewsWire) - Spot gold and silver prices were lower in late U.S. trading Tuesday, as stronger-than-expected U.S. labor-market and factory orders data lifted Treasury yields and reinforced expectations for addition…
Read more →S&P 500, Nasdaq end higher as AI trade rebounds on U.S. midterm elections day
THE Nasdaq ended higher on Tuesday (Nov 3) as AI heavyweights rebounded ahead of US midterm election results, while Apple fell after the iPhone maker joined the list of Big Tech companies whose quarterly results failed …
Read more →Crude Oil WTI breaks below cloud after Double Top: Live levels
Middle East tensions continue to escalate. CNN reports that projectiles struck Saudi Arabia’s east-west oil pipeline system, triggering fires at pump stations located beside the pipeline. The extent of the damage—and ho…
Read more →Gold Faces Further Downside Risks as US-Israel Tensions With Iran Persist
On the morning of 28 February 2026, US and Israeli forces launched a large-scale attack across Iran. The initial strikes killed Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and other senior members of the Iranian leadership. Iran has respond…
Read more →Oil Drops as Diplomacy Returns — but Hormuz Is Still Burning
Follow updates on the war in the Middle East for Monday, November 2, here. See earlier developments below.
Read more →Oil’s War Premium Is Cracking, but the Risk Hasn’t Left the Market
There have been several false starts during the conflict. President Donald Trump’s suggestion in March that the war might end soon produced a substantial selloff, as did subsequent developments surrounding ceasefire neg…
Read more →RBA hikes interest rates to 2008 levels, sharply raises inflation forecasts
TL;DR: The RBA raised its cash rate 25bps to 4.85% on a split 6–3 vote, dropped its explicit tightening bias and signalled a pause for assessment, so the Australian Dollar fell despite sharply higher inflation forecasts…
Read more →Apple revenue beats estimates, even as iPhone and Services sales growth slows
Bad News Can Be Bullish: Why Stock Markets Rally During Negative Headlines On the counterintuitive logic that governs every market move you've ever watched in confusion The Headline Made No Sense August 2023. The Bureau…
Read more →Gold Faces $4,000 Test as December Hike Risk Caps the Recovery
Silver enters Q4 caught between high US interest rates and a tightening physical market. Prices have fallen sharply from January's record high, and while supply shortages continue to provide support, the Federal Reserve…
Read more →Oil Prices Fall as Diplomacy Cuts Into the Hormuz Risk Premium
Prices for Crude oil is fell sharply on Monday, November 2, as talks aimed at ending the US-Israeli war with Iran raise hopes of reopening the Strait of Hormuz. Brent January futures were down about 3.7% at $109.23 a ba…
Read more →Gold’s Recovery Remains Fragile as Military Escalation Keeps Selling Risks Alive
Gold (XAU/USD) rebounds and gains over 2% on Monday as crude prices drift lower, dragging the US Dollar (USD) lower due to its positive correlation, as elevated energy prices exert pressure on inflation. XAU/USD trades …
Read more →Gold Breaks Summer Support
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Read more →Gold gains above $3,900 as dip buyers return after October rout
Gold (XAU/USD) kicks off the new week on a positive note, snapping a two-day losing streak and reversing part of Friday's heavy losses to sub-$3,900 levels, or its lowest since October 2025. The optimism over a potentia…
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