Market Update

Gold prices gained modestly in Asian trading on Monday, holding close to last week’s all-time peaks as expectations of further U.S. interest rate cuts supported the bullion market. Spot gold rose 0.3% to $3,697.70 an ounce by 01:33 ET (05:33 GMT), while U.S. gold futures climbed 0.7% to $3,733.10 per …

The FOMC’s 25 basis point rate cut on September 17, setting the benchmark at 4.00%-4.25%, unleashed a market rally, but as the week of September 22-26 looms, a provocative question persists: with US labor markets faltering, private nonfarm payrolls averaging just 29,000 over three months, a recessionary signal, and inflation …

The global oil market is currently navigating a precarious equilibrium. On one side, the price of West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude has settled near the mid-$62 range, reflecting a market that has priced in the latest economic data and central bank actions. However, this apparent stability masks a deeper vulnerability. …

U.S. stock markets closed the week on a high note, with the Dow Jones Industrial Average and S&P 500 setting fresh record highs on Friday, September 19, 2025, fueled by the Federal Reserve’s recent quarter-point interest rate cut. The Dow climbed 172.85 points, or 0.37%, to 46,315.27, while the S&P …

The EUR/USD pair closed Friday at 1.1744, down 0.35% from the prior session, capping a volatile week where the Euro stumbled amid French street protests and a resilient Dollar rebound. This dip—trading in a day’s range of 1.1729 to 1.1793—signals more than fleeting noise: Europe’s fiscal fractures are amplifying US …

The Federal Reserve’s quarter-point rate cut on September 17, 2025, sliced through the tension like a knife: a measured bid to revive a labor market on life support, even as inflation clings to 2.6% above the target. San Francisco Fed President Mary C. Daly drove the point home the next …

When Stephen Miran, the freshly sworn-in Federal Reserve Board of Governors member, outed himself as the outlier in the latest Summary of Economic Projections, it wasn’t just a quirky footnote. Sworn in mere hours before the Federal Open Market Committee meeting on September 17, 2025, Miran cast the sole vote …

The British Pound extended its slide against the US Dollar on Friday, September 19, 2025, with the GBP/USD pair—affectionately known as “The Cable”—closing at 1.34761, reflecting a sharp 0.58% daily decline or -0.00784 points from the previous close of 1.35545. Trading within a day’s range of 1.34628 to 1.35594, the …

The US Dollar staged a subtle comeback on September 18 and 19, 2025, with the DXY index climbing 0.49% to close at 97.35 on the first day and adding another 0.23% to reach 97.5750 on the second. This uptick followed the Federal Reserve’s 25 basis point rate cut on September …

ChatGPT said: Market OverviewU.S. stock index futures were little changed on Friday, stabilizing near record highs as traders absorbed the Federal Reserve’s first rate cut since December. At 06:00 ET (10:00 GMT), Dow Jones Futures added 10 points (0.1%), S&P 500 Futures rose 3 points (0.1%), and Nasdaq 100 Futures …