June 29, 2026 6:44 am
Key Moments XAG/USD trades near $58.80 per troy ounce after two sessions of gains, pressured by renewed tensions in the Strait of Hormuz. US-Iran hostilities pause ahead of peace talks in Doha, helping limit the downside for silver prices. Market pricing from the CME FedWatch Tool reflects a 59.7% probability of a Federal Reserve rate […]
Read moreJune 29, 2026 6:26 am
Key Moments USD/CAD trades in negative territory for a third straight session, hovering near 1.4190 during Asian hours on Monday. Reports of Washington and Tehran pausing attacks ahead of Doha talks pressure the US Dollar and crude oil prices. Fed expectations remain hawkish, with markets assigning a 59.7% probability to a September 2026 rate hike […]
Read moreJune 29, 2026 6:17 am
Key Moments Gold (XAU/USD) trades close to $4,060 in early European hours on Monday amid sustained selling pressure. Uncertainty around US-Iran talks over the Strait of Hormuz is fueling inflation concerns and influencing market risk sentiment. Markets are pricing in a 59.7% chance of a Federal Reserve rate hike by September 2026, with US Nonfarm […]
Read moreJune 26, 2026 1:32 pm
Key Moments Soybean futures are down 5 to 7 cents in early Friday trade after gaining 16 1/2 to 22 cents at Thursday’s close. Weekly U.S. export sales reached 455,405 MT for 2025/26 soybeans and 902,159 MT for new crop, with unknown destinations leading purchases. The International Grains Council kept its 2026/27 world soybean production […]
Read moreJune 26, 2026 1:08 pm
Key Moments Silver (XAG/USD) holds near $58.12 after US PCE data eased near-term Federal Reserve rate-hike expectations. Markets reduced the implied probability of a September Fed rate hike to 61%, from 70% a week earlier. XAG/USD trades well below the 100-day and 200-day SMAs, with RSI stuck in oversold territory and ADX above 30, signaling […]
Read moreJune 26, 2026 9:08 am
Key Moments Gold stabilized after briefly trading below the $4,000/oz level earlier in the week. Softer US inflation data helped push Treasury yields lower, providing support for precious metals. A stronger Dollar and scaled-back expectations for near-term Federal Reserve easing continued to pressure investor sentiment, leaving Silver under strain after a broader sector selloff. Gold […]
Read moreJune 26, 2026 8:12 am
Key Moments Press Metal Aluminium Holdings Bhd (KL: PMETAL) fell 6 per cent to close at MYR 7.79 as aluminum prices extended their pullback. Benchmark three-month aluminum futures on the London Metal Exchange dropped to USD 3,122.50 per tonne, the lowest since February. Despite the sell-off, Press Metal shares remain nearly 10 per cent above […]
Read moreJune 26, 2026 7:56 am
Key Moments ICE Brent erased earlier losses and settled more than 2% higher after a commercial vessel was struck in the Strait of Hormuz. ING strategists say overall price momentum still points lower as crude flows through the Strait of Hormuz continue to recover, driven largely by previously stranded vessels. OPEC faces fresh internal strains […]
Read moreJune 26, 2026 7:51 am
Key Moments Dalian iron-ore futures slipped 1.15% to 733.5 yuan ($107.83) a ton by 04:04 GMT and were down 1.7% so far this week. Chinese portside iron-ore inventories rose 1.3% from the prior week to 175.44-million tons as of June 25, according to Mysteel data. Global freight rates fell after a preliminary deal between the […]
Read moreJune 26, 2026 7:04 am
Key Moments Silver (XAG/USD) falls 2.5% to around $56.50 in Asian trading, pressured by renewed Fed tightening expectations. US core PCE inflation prints at 3.4% YoY in May, in line with forecasts and up from 3.3% in April. CME FedWatch shows an 81.7% probability of at least one Fed rate hike this year, reversing earlier […]
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