Gold has always been one of the world's most actively traded assets, but until now, traders have faced one frustrating limitation. If a major geopolitical event, central bank announcement, or unexpected economic development happened on a Saturday, there was little they could do until the markets reopened. That is about to change. Beginning July 11, 2026, ...

HSBC cut its average gold price forecasts for 2026 and 2027 on Thursday, citing a hawkish shift in U.S. ​monetary policy expectations and a stronger dollar. The bank lowered its 2026 average gold price forecast to $4,560 per ounce from $4,864 and its 2027 forecast to $4,925 from $5,000. It said gold could trade between $3,800 and $4,700 for ​the rest of ...

Precious metals surged through 2024–2025, then reversed sharply. CME Group Chief Economist Erik Norland, examines the policy shifts, rate moves and fiscal pressures reshaping the metals market.

Copper rebounded on Thursday as the market hoped for another de-escalation in hostilities in the Gulf and the dollar dipped after its recent surge. Benchmark three-month copper on the London Metal Exchange was up 2.1% at $13,437 a metric ton as of 0920 GMT. The metal had dropped 1.5% on Wednesday on demand concerns after U.S. President Donald Trump said the ...

Silver’s slide to the $58 area is being read as the end of the 2026 precious-metals story — and that reading gets the causality backwards. The metal fell more than 2% on July 8 after the US–Iran interim peace framework collapsed, extending a retreat from December’s record above $83, yet the physical market underneath has tightened rather than loosened: ...

Existing-home sales decreased by 2.4% month-over-month and increased 2.8% year-over-year, according to the National Association of REALTORS® Existing-Home Sales report. The report provides the real estate ecosystem—including agents, homebuyers and sellers—with data on the level of home sales, price, and inventory. Month-over-month sales increased in the ...

The latest FOMC meeting may have revealed more than the Federal Reserve’s interest-rate outlook. It also offered the clearest glimpse yet into how Fed Chair Kevin Warsh intends to reshape the central bank. Markets initially focused on the decision to leave rates unchanged and the debate over inflation. However, the bigger story may lie in how the Fed now ...

Fed's Williams: Fed actively debating scenarios around inflation Fed's Williams: Tariffs impact on inflation close to its peak. Fed's Williams: Markets still expect oil prices to come down over next 6 to 12 months, view is reasonable. Fed's Williams: We will get inflation back to 2%. Fed's Williams: Risk is currently more on the inflation side

Fed's Williams: Stablecoins are not displacing money market funds. Fed's Williams: Stablecoins are not a threat to bank deposits Fed's Williams: Reforms to liquidity regulations should bear in mind bank safety issues Fed's Williams: It's unclear how much smaller the Fed balance sheet can get Fed's Williams: Fed's goal with balance sheet is about interest rate control.

Copper prices are rising firmly today with the futures market up around 1.7% through early European trading. The move higher comes amidst the pullback in oil prices today following Trump posting overnight that Iran is seeking a new agreement following his declaration yesterday that the ceasefire was now over. Trump made the statement following a series of ...

The number of seasonally adjusted initial jobless claims in the United States declined by 2,000 from last week's revised figure to 215,000 in the week ending July 4, the US Department of Labor revealed in its report on Thursday. The figure came in lower than analysts anticipated, while the four-week moving average decreased by 3,750 from the previous week's ...

U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday evening that he does not know whether Washington and Iran are returning to a full-fledged war, but told reporters that Iran “badly” wants to make a deal to cease escalating hostilities in the Middle East. Trump flew back to Washington, DC, via the U.K. on Wednesday. Speaking to reporters on board Air Force One as ...