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Gold price (XAU/USD) remains depressed below a fresh all-time peak touched earlier this Thursday and touches a daily low, around the $3,314 area during the first half of the European session. Hopes of US trade negotiations trigger a modest recovery in the global risk sentiment.

• Deeply concerned about US tariffs affecting Japan, world economy
• Impact could be felt via various routes such as trade and financial markets
• There’s a risk of exerting downwards pressure on Japan’s economy
• No comment on what will be discussed on FX at possible meeting with Bessent
• No change to Japan’s stance over recent FX market developments
• Actively exchanging views with the US on basic stance on FX
• Will closely communicate with the US on currency issues in light of market volatility

The remarks here came from an interview hours after the tariff talks began in Washington, so there were no probing questions on that. The big one mostly centered around FX, in asking Kato about market speculation that the US could ask Japan to join in on a coordinated effort to weaken the dollar. Of course, he brushed that aside as Japan will continue to want to avoid any topic on currency manipulation.

This article was written by Justin Low at www.forexlive.com.

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Asian stocks rose slightly on Thursday, and the dollar gained a bit as traders evaluated trade talks between the U.S. and Japan, while concerns over tariffs introduced by President Donald Trump kept the mood cautious. Markets were also digesting comments by Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell yesterday. Fed Chair Jerome Powell gave a firm hawkish […]

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The GBP/USD pair climbed for seven consecutive days, reaching 1.3210, before experiencing a slight dip on Thursday. This marks the longest sustained rise for the currency pair since July last year, with the pound’s strength primarily driven by a weakening US dollar. Key factors influencing GBP/USD movements Fundamentally, the outlook remains mixed. The UK’s Consumer Price Index (CPI) fell more […]

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It’s been a good day for crude oil yesterday as the market benefited from a couple of positive headlines. The first one came in the European session when we got the Bloomberg report saying that China was open for talks with US. That triggered a quick rally as markets look forward to de-escalation on trade front to price out growth fears.

Then we got fresh US sanctions targeting Iran oil tankers in the American session, which provided further support to prices although the bulk of the move was caused by the Chinese headline in the morning. This just shows how laser focused the market is on anything regarding trade negotiations.

On the 1 hour chart, we can see that the price is now back at testing the key resistance zone around the 62.00-64.00 area. The sellers will likely continue to step in here with a defined risk above the resistance to keep targeting new lows, while the buyers will look for a break higher to invalidate the bearish setup and position for a rally into the 72.00 level next.

For now, we are just ranging between the 59.00 support and the 63.00 resistance. A breakout on either side should see the momentum increasing.

This article was written by Giuseppe Dellamotta at www.forexlive.com.

Key insights from the week that was. In Australia, the RBA Minutes from the April meeting provided some extra colour around the Policy Board’s deliberations. Despite pre-dating President Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariff announcements and the subsequent volatility in markets, many of the statements around the potential impact on Australia remain relevant, especially that “the effects […]

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