Gold prices edge higher on slightly weaker dollar; set for best week since mid-Nov
Investing.com– Gold prices inched higher in Asian trading on Friday, on track for a weekly gain as a slight pullback in the dollar provided support, though the greenback remained close…
Oil extends gains on optimism over policy support for growth
By Florence Tan SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices extended their gains on Friday after closing at their highest in more than two months in the previous session on hopes governments…
Asia FX skittish as dollar hits 2-yr high on bets of slower rate cuts
Investing.com– Most Asian currencies moved in a flat-to-low range on Friday, pressured by strength in the dollar as traders positioned for a slower pace of interest rate cuts by the…
Oil rises from two-month highs on optimism over policy support for growth
By Florence Tan SINGAPORE (Reuters) – Oil prices extended their gains on Friday after closing at their highest in more than two months in the previous session on hopes governments…
Oil prices inch higher on China stimulus hopes; set for 2nd straight weekly gain
Investing.com– Oil prices edged higher in Asian trading on Friday, and headed for a second consecutive weekly gain as optimism around China’s economic growth lifted market sentiment. At 20:19 ET…
Dollar at two-year high on growth outlook, euro tumbles
By Karen Brettell NEW YORK (Reuters) -The U.S. dollar jumped to a two-year high on Thursday in the first day of 2025 trading, building on last year’s strong gains on…
Oil prices settle up on China optimism as investors return from holiday
By Laila Kearney NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil prices rose about 2% on Thursday as investors returned for the first trading day of the new year with an optimistic eye on…
Oil prices up 2% on China optimism as investors return from holiday
By Laila Kearney NEW YORK (Reuters) -Oil prices rose about 2% on Thursday as investors returned for the first trading day of the new year with an optimistic eye on…
Slovakia will discuss retaliation after Ukraine’s gas transit ‘sabotage’, says Fico
(Reuters) – Slovakia’s coalition government will discuss retaliatory measures to take against Ukraine after it halted the flow of Russian gas through its territory to Slovakia, Slovak Prime Minister Robert…
British pound extends losing streak on first trading day
The British pound continued its historical trend of starting the year on a weak note, marking a seventh consecutive year of losses on the first trading day after New Year’s…
