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US Stocks Hit Record Highs as Oil Rebounds and Dollar Strengthens – Comments from Century Financial

News Desk 07/10/2026

US Markets US equity markets rose to fresh record highs on Tuesday, with the SPX up 0.63%, breaching the $7,800 mark and the NDX up 0.54% by the close. Wednesday’s Asian session is seeing a slight pullback in both indices, with SPX trading near $7830, down 0.08% and NDX trading near $31,215,

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Dollar Hits 18-Month High as Oil Risks Persist and Markets Await US Jobs Data – Comments from Century Financial

News Desk 02/10/2026

U.S Markets US equities continue to show a constructive setup, with the Nasdaq reaching a fresh intraday high of 30,876 before closing at 30,560, up 0.20%. At the time of writing, the index is currently trading 0.24% higher at 30,634, while the S&P 500 is up 0.33% at 7,690. A key macro tailwind is the […]

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Oil Falls Below $100 as Gold Holds Firm and Dollar Hits Seven-Week High – Comments from Century Financial

News Desk 21/09/2026

Gold & Silver Gold prices rose 0.84% on Friday, closing the first week in the green after three straight weekly declines. Silver was up 1.58% by Friday’s close, ending the week with a 2.72% rise. Both metals were about 0.60% weaker during Monday’s Asian session. Precious metals remain in a tight range, with gold caught […]

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Gold rangebound as weaker dollar offsets rate-hike and inflation risks- Saxo Bank

News Desk 09/09/2026

  – Ole Hansen, Head of Commodity Strategy, Saxo Bank Gold traders – and the algorithmic programmes that account for a significant share of day-to-day activity – are currently struggling to determine which of several competing themes will ultimately set the tone, overall keeping prices rangebound around USD 4,400. As the charts below illustrate, the […]

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Dollar Nears Three-Month Low as Investors Brace for Jackson Hole Signals – Comments from Century Financial

News Desk 27/08/2026

US Markets US equity markets climbed higher on Wednesday, suggesting a shift in the short-term trend to the upside, with the SPX index up 0.24% and the NDX index up 0.50%. The SPX opened with a gap up and is trading about 0.15% higher, while the NDX is up about 0.37%. Broader equity markets ran […]

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Dollar Weakens Despite Oil and Hormuz Risks as Fed Outlook Shifts – Comments from Century Financial

News Desk 19/08/2026

US Dollar Index DXY extends its slide Wednesday, down ~0.2% near 99.40, as Treasury yields ease from Tuesday’s selloff highs. Drivers: 10-year yield near 4.70%, 30-year back to ~5.27% off its near 20-year peak. Markets price 67% odds of unchanged Fed rates in September; eyes on today’s FOMC minutes (2 p.m. ET). Softer labour/inflation data […]

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COT update: Dollar bulls retreat as metals attract fresh demand – Saxo Bank

News Desk 10/08/2026

Yen rebound hits dollar longs The latest reporting week to 4 August, covers a period in which the dollar’s recent advance came to an abrupt halt after late-July intervention by the BOJ and Fed helped support the Japanese yen. By the end of the reporting week last Tuesday, the dollar index had fallen 1.5%, while […]

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Gold Climbs to Seven-Week High as Weaker Dollar Offsets AI Market Pause – Century Financial

News Desk 07/08/2026

US Markets US equity indices were mixed yesterday following a temporary cooldown in the AI rally. SPX was down 0.2%, closing around $7,730. In today’s session, SPX appears to be trading marginally higher around $7,740. The outlook for today is moderately bullish. Healthcare stocks performed well yesterday as Eli Lilly reported strong results. Surging demand […]

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Gold and Silver Face a Defining Test as Markets Favour the Dollar

News Desk 15/07/2026

Conventional market wisdom suggests that heightened geopolitical uncertainty should lift precious metals. Yet the opposite has unfolded. Despite renewed global tensions, both gold and silver remain under sustained bearish pressure, with gold trading around 29% below its yearly high and silver down by nearly 50%.   The disconnect reflects the dominance of macroeconomic

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Gold and silver slide as dollar strength fuels another round of liquidation- Saxo Bank

News Desk 26/06/2026

Gold and silver continue to trade on the defensive, pressured by a stronger dollar, technical selling, and further signs that investors are heading for the exit or reducing exposure. On a total return basis, gold is now down 8.4% year-to-date, although still up 18.5% over the past 12 months. Silver has suffered a much deeper […]

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Oil Weakens on Diplomacy Hopes, Dollar Strength Keeps Pressure on Gold – Comments from Century Financial

News Desk 22/06/2026

Gold & Silver Gold is down about 0.34% in the day, and is currently trading at $4,204. From a fundamental standpoint, gold rebounded from the day’s lows after the US and Iran made “encouraging progress” in talks on a peace deal and will continue technical-level discussions this week, according to mediators Qatar and Pakistan. The […]

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U.S. Futures Fall on Iran Talks Delay as Dollar Firms and Gold Slides – Comments from Century Financial

News Desk 19/06/2026

U.S. Markets U.S. stock futures are trading lower today due to growing uncertainty surrounding U.S.-Iran negotiations. At the time of writing, S&P 500 futures are down around 0.5%, while Nasdaq futures are lower by nearly 0.68%. Risk sentiment deteriorated after reports confirmed that planned U.S.-Iran talks in Switzerland have been postponed. The delay has raised […]

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U.S. Stocks Rebound as Middle East Tensions Lift Oil and Dollar – Comments from Century Financial

News Desk 11/06/2026

US Markets US equity markets witnessed yet another day of weakness with the SPX index falling 1.65% and the NDX index dipping 2.29% by closing on Wednesday. The Asian session on Thursday is seeing some support for both indices, with the SPX trading 0.57% higher and the NDX trading 0.98% higher. With this, the indices […]

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Markets Cautious Ahead of NFP as Rotation, Dollar Strength and Oil Risks Build – Comments from Century Financial

News Desk 05/06/2026

U.S. Markets U.S. stock futures traded lower on Friday as investors awaited the release of the May Nonfarm Payrolls report for fresh insight into labor market conditions and the likely path of Federal Reserve policy. At the time of writing, the S&P 500 is down 0.41%, while the Nasdaq 100 is lower by 0.83%. Last […]

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COT update: Peace deal hopes spark commodity liquidation as dollar longs surge – Saxo Bank

News Desk 01/06/2026

Commodities   In the latest COT reporting week to 26 May, growing confidence in a potential US-Iran peace deal helped drive the Bloomberg Commodity Index 4% lower, with only six of the 25 major commodity futures tracked in this report posting gains. At the sector level, energy slumped more than 9%, while agriculture fell 3.5%, […]

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Oil Prices and Rising Yields Keep Markets on Edge – Comments from Century Financial

News Desk 20/05/2026

U.S. Markets The S&P 500 ended Tuesday’s trading session 0.65% lower and marks its third day in the red as bond yields still remain elevated. On Tuesday, the 30-year U.S. Treasury yield topped 5.19%, marking its highest level in nearly 19 years. The 10-year Treasury yield at one point hit 4.687% to reach its highest […]

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Dollar Strength, Rising Oil, and Softer Gold Signal a Shift in Global Risk Sentiment – Comments from Century Financial

News Desk 11/05/2026

U.S. Markets US equity markets closed higher on Friday with a 0.91% gain for the SPX index and a 2.45% gain for the NDX index. The SPX index has risen 2.42%, while the NDX index rose 5.64% during the last week. Markets were trading slightly lower during the Asian session on Monday, with both indices down about 0.10%. US […]

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Dollar Eases, Oil Cools, Gold Rebounds as Diplomatic Hopes Return – Comments from Century Financial

News Desk 06/05/2026

U.S. Dollar The U.S. Dollar Index is trading near 98.07, down 0.42%, in early Asian hours, edging lower as oil prices retreat amid easing tensions in the Middle East, reducing safe-haven demand for the greenback. Sentiment improved after President Trump announced a temporary pause in U.S. escort operations through the Strait of Hormuz, citing progress […]

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Weak Dollar, Strong Stocks: AI Momentum Keeps Markets Elevated – Comments from Century Financial

News Desk 01/05/2026

US Dollar Index The U.S. Dollar Index (DXY) closed Thursday’s session around 0.89% weaker, closing near the 98 level. Friday’s early session initially saw some support, but momentum turned bearish with the index falling further by 0.16%. The dollar’s weakness saw the EUR/USD pair jump up 0.47%, while a major catalyst turned the USD/JPY pair 2.40% lower. On the […]

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A Critical Week for Markets Earnings Oil and the Fed Collide – from Century Financial

News Desk 27/04/2026

U.S. Markets Today, US indices are trading flat, with SPX holding above $7,150 and NDX just above $27,303. Iran submitted a new ceasefire proposal via Pakistani mediators, offering to reopen the Strait of Hormuz while deferring nuclear talks until the US lifts its blockade. The whipsaw mirrors Friday’s pattern — geopolitics is now the dominant […]