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Date: 21st August 2026. Gold Rises as Treasury Yields Rebound and Walmart Pressures the NASDAQ. Scott Bessent continues to support the Treasury’s move to buy back long-term bonds and has indicated larger future buybacks. The bond market did see yields decline after the Treasury announced its...

Date: 20th August 2026. Historic US Intervention Sees Gold Spike More Than 4%. A historic day for the US and for global banking and finance. The US Dollar fell to its lowest point since the first half of May 2026 and Gold saw its largest increase in two months. The US Treasury, for the first...

Date: 19th August 2026. Why Gold, Stocks and the Dollar are Declining at the Same Time. US bond yields slightly fell during the US session to the relief of most investors. However, the stock market, Gold and the US Dollar continue to decline despite the cooling yields. Gold, the US Dollar...

Date: 18th August 2026. Bond Market Fears Intensify as Risk-Off Sentiment Takes Hold. As President Trump refuses to prolong the US-Iran extension, markets turn their attention to bond yields and oil prices. Prospects for peace in the Middle East remain limited, with the White House appearing...

Date: 17th August 2026. Weak Dollar Triggers New Trends, But What Risks Remain? The US Dollar declines for a second consecutive day reaching a key support level for the currency. Expectations that the Federal Reserve will pause for the upcoming months are driving the Dollar lower. At the...

Date: 14th August 2026. PPI Boosts Market Sentiment, Pushing Stocks Higher. The latest inflation data from Wednesday saw the possibility of an interest rate hike fall slightly. However, an even more positive development for the stock market is the latest producer price index. The first...

Date: 13th August 2026. US Inflation Falls to 3.4% as Dollar Strengthens and Gold Struggles. US inflation fell from 3.5% to 3.4% in line with analysts’ expectations. The decline at first had a positive impact on Gold and the stock market, but they could not maintain momentum. Even though the...

Date: 12th August 2026. CPI in Focus: What Investors Need to Know Ahead of the Inflation Release. Gold, oil, and the stock market are experiencing up-and-down swings, but the US Dollar remains in a steady correction. The price of the US Dollar Index has now fully corrected back to its...

Date: 11th August 2026. Gold Loses Momentum Ahead of US CPI Release! Gold rises to its highest price since 5 June as higher oil prices reduce demand for non-yielding assets. Investors continue attempting to determine if the Federal Reserve will hike interest rates in September. Market...

Date: 10th August 2026. Weak NFP Hits the Dollar and Supports Gold as Markets Turn to US Inflation. The US NFP release comes in as a surprise, pushing the US Dollar significantly lower. Due to the end of the World Cup, economists were expecting the employment data to come in weaker than...

Date: 7th August 2026. Oil and Gold Rise as Traders Await the US Jobs Report. Key Takeaways Brent crude rose 1.4% to around $83.65 as uncertainty surrounding the Strait of Hormuz kept supply risks elevated. Gold advanced to approximately $4,264, supported by geopolitical uncertainty ahead...

Date: 6th August 2026. Gold Posts Its Biggest Rise in Six Months: Can the Rally Continue? Gold sees its largest bullish rise in six months as oil prices continue to fall. Crude oil prices have now fallen to $75.00, the lowest in almost four weeks due to a possible Oman-Iran agreement...

Date: 5th August 2026. Stocks Surge as AI Rebounds and Falling Oil Reshapes the Forex Outlook. Asian stock markets rallied sharply on Wednesday as investors returned to technology and semiconductor shares following a record-breaking session on Wall Street. The recovery was supported by three...

Date: 4th August 2026. Global Stocks Near Records as Yen and Oil Stay Volatile | Eyes on US Jobs7. Global stock markets are trading close to record levels after a technology-led rebound on Wall Street improved investor sentiment following a highly volatile month. However, the market outlook...

Date: 3rd August 2026. US-Japan Yen Intervention and Iran Talks Reshape Global Markets. Global markets began the week with major price movements across currencies, commodities, bonds, and stock indices as traders reacted to two significant developments: coordinated US-Japan intervention in...