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Silver price falls as India restricts imports and Fed rate fears rise

Silver prices extended losses for a third consecutive session, trading near 75 dollars per troy ounce on Monday, as India introduced sweeping import restrictions and expectations of a possible Federal Reserve rate hike strengthened the US dollar. The combined pressure erased earlier gains from a rally......

Bitcoin faces 80,000 dollar ceiling as options cluster builds resistance

Bitcoin is struggling to break above the 80,000 dollar level as a large concentration of call options on Deribit creates a technical barrier that market participants describe as a self-reinforcing ceiling. The structure is driven by roughly 1.5 billion dollars in options clustered at the 80,000 dollar......

Sterling edges higher against dollar as Middle East tensions and Bank of England decision loom

The British pound edged slightly higher against the U.S. dollar on Monday as financial markets reacted to ongoing geopolitical uncertainty in the Middle East and looked ahead to an upcoming monetary policy decision from the Bank of England. The currency movement comes amid shifting investor sentiment......

Gold heads for first weekly drop in five weeks amid dollar strength

Gold prices fell to their lowest level in nearly two weeks on Friday, putting the metal on track for its first weekly decline in five weeks as a stronger US dollar and rising oil prices weighed on demand. Spot gold dropped to around 4,661 dollars per ounce during early Asian trading before recovering......

Warnings grow over gradual erosion of US dollar global dominance

A group of senior policymakers and economists has renewed concerns about the long-term strength of the US dollar as the world’s primary reserve currency, pointing to shifting capital flows, policy risks, and weakening global confidence. Janet Yellen, speaking at an investment summit hosted by......

Gold falls as Trump Hormuz blockade lifts oil and dollar

Gold prices dropped in early Asian trading after Donald Trump ordered a naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, triggering a surge in oil prices and strengthening the US dollar. The decline followed Trump’s announcement that the US Navy would immediately block vessels entering or leaving the strategic......

Dollar nears 100 as strong jobs data and Iran war fuel safe-haven demand

The U.S. dollar index hovered near the 100-point mark on Friday as an unexpectedly strong March jobs report combined with deepening fears over a prolonged military conflict in Iran reinforced the greenback's status as the world's primary safe-haven currency. Nonfarm payrolls rose by 178,000......

Gold and silver tumble as dollar surges on Iran war and inflation fears

Gold and silver fell sharply on Thursday as the U.S. dollar staged a strong recovery, driven by higher-than-expected inflation signals and the fallout from President Donald Trump's televised address promising to intensify military operations against Iran. The selloff ended a four-session winning......

Japan warns speculators as yen nears 160 amid escalating Iran conflict

Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama intensified warnings to currency speculators on Friday as the yen traded near the critical level of 160 per dollar, a threshold widely regarded as a trigger for government intervention. The warning came hours after President Donald Trump's televised address......