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Gold Prices Slip as Strong Dollar Keeps Pressure On

Gold Prices Edge Lower

Gold prices dipped a bit during Friday’s Asian session. It’s having a hard time building on yesterday’s bounce from around $4,400. The reason? The US dollar looks strong—it’s hanging out near a one-month high, and a stronger dollar usually drags gold down, since gold doesn’t pay interest. Still, gold isn’t seeing a big wave of […]

GBP/USD Pair Stalls Below Short-Term Resistance

GBP/USD Pair Faces Resistance

The GBP/USD pair is trading below 1.3430 in the Asian session, hunched over during a quiet period. The pair had been feeling a bit blue for four days. When the price gets near resistance, buyers begin looking very worried. There hasn’t been very much downward movement, but there has not been much upward movement, either, and undeniably, the […]

Japanese Yen Keeps Sliding Even as Spending Bounces Back

Japanese Yen Keeps Sliding

The Japenes Yen has been declining for the fourth day in a row and is still stuck close to its lows against the dollar. You’d think stronger household spending would help, but even a solid rebound in November didn’t turn things around. People in Japan are spending more, sure, but inflation keeps racing ahead of […]

Gold stays under pressure as traders book profits ahead of US NFP

Gold prices

Gold prices (XAU/USD) extend their mild pullback for a second consecutive session, slipping back toward the previous overnight low during Thursday’s Asian trade. The decline appears largely driven by profit-taking rather than a fresh fundamental trigger, and downside momentum remains contained by a broadly supportive macro backdrop. While global risk sentiment has been resilient, rising […]

EUR/GBP rebounds toward 0.8680 as markets look past softer Eurozone inflation

EUR/GBP Rebounds

The EUR/GBP pair trims its early losses and edges higher toward the 0.8680 mark during late Asian trading on Thursday. The modest rebound comes as investors largely shrug off weaker-than-expected preliminary Eurozone inflation figures for December. Data released by Eurostat on Wednesday showed headline Harmonized Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) rising 2.0% year over year, […]

US Dollar Index Drops as Venezuela Fears Ease

The US Dollar Index Slips Near

The US dollar index kept sliding for a second day, hovering near 98.00 in Asian trading on Tuesday. The Dollar Index, which measures the greenback against six major currencies, just doesn’t have much energy right now. Why? Traders aren’t as nervous about the situation in Venezuela. The tension isn’t spilling over, so people are feeling […]

Silver Price Breaks Above $76.50 as Investors Flock to Safe Havens

Silver Price Breaks

The traders jumped into silver on Tuesday morning in the Asia session, with XAG/USD leaping through $76.50 and trading close to $76.55 at the time of writing. Investors rushed into safe havens, and silver shone in the spotlight. The reason for the silver price spike? More geopolitical drama from Venezuela. The U.S. seized Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro over […]

EUR/JPY pair sticks close to 183.50 as the euro hangs in there

EUR/JPY Pair Steady Near

The EUR/JPY pair nudged a bit higher in Asian trading on Tuesday, staying right around 183.50 after slipping for two days. The euro’s getting a little help from steadier market nerves—tensions between the US and Venezuela cooled off, and that’s taken some pressure off riskier currencies like the euro. Traders feel more relaxed now, but […]

Asian Stocks Reach All-Time Highs as the Tech Rally Persists

Asian Stocks Hit Record Highs

With investors hoarding tech shares and dismissing concerns about Venezuela, Asian stocks recently reached all-time highs. The MSCI Asia index jumped 1.7%—that’s one of the best openings to a year since 2012. Chipmakers like Samsung Electronics and TSMC led the charge, soaring higher. Emerging market stocks broke records, too, and futures for US and European […]

EUR/JPY Slips as Venezuela Crisis Sparks Rush for Safe Havens

EUR/JPY Slips as Venezuela Crisis

Early on Monday in Europe, EUR/JPY fell to 183.50. The decline coincided with an increase in the value of the Japanese yen; tensions in Venezuela erupted following reports that President Nicolás Maduro and his wife had been detained by US forces over the weekend. Markets are always shaken by such news. Concerned about the future, […]

Gold Prices Stay Above $4,400 as Global Tensions Heat Up

Gold Prices Hold Above $4,400 Level as Global Tensions Rise

Gold prices refuse to drop below $4,400. Investors bid up the price of gold at the week’s start, seeking safety as the world became a bit messier. The main driver? Geopolitical tension—lots of it. The weekend brought a blast of news about US military action in Venezuela and the arrest of President Nicolás Maduro. That alone rattled markets. […]

Unusual Market Signals Hint at Growing Hidden Risk

Unusual Market Signals Point

It’s early 2nd January, 2026—and the market signals are  trying  to tell their own storyline. On the surface, prices appear to be business as usual. But when you pull back and consider everything all together, the world seems lopsided. Big assets are moving in ways that do not historically make sense, and when that normally happens, it is […]

AUD/USD pair edges up toward 0.6700 as rate bets shift

AUD/USD Pair Nears 0.6700 as RBA Rate Hike Bets Grow

The AUD/USD pair pushed higher on Friday, almost reaching the level of 0.6700 after bouncing back from earlier experienced losses. Traders got more confident in the pair positive movement after chatter picked up that the Reserve Bank of Australia might hike rates sooner than people thought. That shift in mood brought buyers back in after […]

WTI Prices hold steady at $57.50 as traders wait on OPEC+Meeting

WTI Prices Hold Near

West Texas Intermediate crude isn’t doing much right now. WTI prices are hanging around $57.50 as Asian trading rolls on Friday morning. After slipping a bit yesterday, the market seems to have hit pause. Everyone’s eyes are on OPEC+ and their big virtual meeting this Sunday. The word is they’ll stick with their earlier decision […]

EUR/USD Pair Technical Analysis: Stuck Below 1.1800

EUR/USD Technical Analysis

The EUR/USD pair does not seem to go above the level of  1.1800 and on early Wednesday in Asia, it sank to a new weekly low near 1.1740 as the US Dollar caught some strength. What’s odd is that this happened even though the FOMC Minutes still point to more rate cuts ahead. Right now, […]

Gold Prices Gain Momentum as Rate Cut Hopes Build

Gold Prices Rally Strongly

Gold prices are on a positive spree now. Early Wednesday in Europe, XAU/USD jumped above $4,350—a fresh high in a year that’s already seen gold soar 65%. If things keep going like this, we’re looking at the strongest annual run since 1979. What’s behind it? A big part comes down to growing bets that the […]

Dollar Index Gets a Lift as Fed Hints at Slowing Down

US Dollar Index Rises

The US Dollar Index (DXY) inched up on Wednesday, hanging out near 98.50 as traders digested the latest word from the Fed. During Asian hours, the dollar kept climbing for a second day—people are jumping back in after Fed officials signalled they want to take things slow on further easing. The minutes from December’s meeting […]

Day Trading Forex for Beginners: Top Strategies Explained

Day Trading Forex for Beginners

Day trading often looks thrilling from the outside. Fast charts, quick decisions, and the idea of closing trades the same day sound exciting. For many newcomers, the forex market adds another layer of attraction because it stays active almost all the time. Prices move constantly, opportunities appear frequently, and access feels easy. However, without understanding […]