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Gold Bonanza 2025: Price Soars Past $4,400 as Diamond District Frenzy Hits New York – Is $5,000 Next?

Gold Price Today, Nov 6, 2025: Spot Reclaims $4,000 as Dollar Softens—Traders Eye Fed Path, Shutdown & Tariff Ruling

Updated: 10:31 UTC on November 6, 2025. Top line: Gold moved back above the psychologically important $4,000/oz mark in Thursday trade as the U.S. dollar eased from recent highs and investors weighed a prolonged U.S. government shutdown alongside shifting rate-cut odds and a U.S. Supreme Court case scrutinizing tariffs. As of 09:14 GMT, spot gold was around $4,011.79/oz and December futures near $4,021.20/oz. Silver, platinum and palladium also firmed. Reuters At a glance (Nov 6, 2025) Context: Gold’s all‑time high was set in October, briefly topping $4,381/oz before pulling back. Reuters What moved gold today 1) Softer dollarThe greenback eased
6 November 2025
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Nasdaq Rally Hits Speed Bump as Tech Stocks Wobble – Fed Warning and AI Jitters Shake Markets (Sept 24–25, 2025)

NYSE Today — Nov. 5, 2025: Tech‑led rebound, Exzeo’s muted NYSE debut (XZO), and what ADP & ISM say about the outlook

At a glance Market recap: Risk appetite returns, breadth improves U.S. equities turned higher by early afternoon Wednesday, reversing much of Tuesday’s drop. Gains were broad‑based with tech leadership and contributions from retail and financials. The S&P 500 rose ~0.8%, the Dow added nearly 300 points, and the Nasdaq outperformed. AP News On the NYSE’s own midday desk note, strategists flagged strong breadth, small‑cap outperformance, and firmer yields following stronger‑than‑expected data, while noting that tariff‑case headlines were in focus. New York Stock Exchange Biggest NYSE movers to watch New listing: Exzeo’s quiet debut on the Big Board Insurance‑technology provider Exzeo
5 November 2025
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Fed Cuts Rates Amid Data “Fog” – Stocks Hit Record Highs as More Easing Likely

Fed Cuts Rates Amid Data “Fog” – Stocks Hit Record Highs as More Easing Likely

Fed Cuts Rates Despite Missing Data The Federal Open Market Committee’s October 28–29 meeting concluded with a widely anticipated quarter-point rate cut, bringing the target interest rate down to roughly 3.8% ts2.tech. Economists were nearly unanimous in predicting this move reuters.com, as the Fed had telegraphed an easing bias in advance. It marks the second reduction in 2025, following an initial cut in September. The Fed is proceeding with caution, however. Officials describe an “increasingly cloudy” economic outlook apnews.com – a haze compounded by the absence of government data during the ongoing shutdown. Since October 1, key indicators like the
29 October 2025
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Gold Soars Past $4,000 for the First Time – Inside the Historic Rally and What’s Next

Gold Price Surges Back Above $4,000 on Fed Cut and Trade Hopes – Is $5,000 Next?

Gold bars sit atop a table – the recent price jump back above $4,000 reflects booming demand amid global uncertainty. As of Oct. 29, 2025, spot gold is trading around $4,028 per ounce reuters.com, after a volatile week of record highs and sharp pullbacks. Key drivers include expected Fed rate cuts (supporting gold) and eased U.S.-China trade tensions (which briefly dented demand) ts2.tech reuters.com. Gold Price Today and Recent Trend Gold surged nearly 2% on Oct. 29, rebounding to about $4,028/oz by 10am GMT reuters.com after hitting ~$3,970 late on Oct. 28 (the weakest since early Oct). This bounce followed
29 October 2025
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Oil Prices Rollercoaster: Trade War Fears & OPEC Moves Spark 5-Month Lows

Oil Plunges to 5-Year Low, Gas Prices Near $3 – Are More Drops Ahead?

Key Facts – October 18, 2025 Oil Nosedives on Glut Fears and Slowdown Worries Crude oil prices have been in freefall this month, ending the week at levels not seen in nearly half a decade. The most actively traded WTI futures sank to about $57 per barrel, a price last witnessed when markets were recovering from the 2020 Covid crash marketscreener.com. This marks a stunning reversal from early 2022, when post-pandemic demand and geopolitical shocks drove oil above $100. Now, oversupply and recession fears have firmly taken the wheel. Energy analysts point to a cascade of bearish factors. On the
18 October 2025
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JPMorgan Stock Explodes on $10B Security Bet as CEO Warns of 30% Crash Risk

JPMorgan Stock Explodes on $10B Security Bet as CEO Warns of 30% Crash Risk

Market Context: U.S. stocks have run hot in 2025 (S&P 500 +~11–15% YTD on an AI-fueled rally ts2.tech), but volatility is rising. Safe havens surged recently: gold topped $4,000/oz and U.S. Treasury yields ticked down ts2.tech. Traders are bracing for Fed rate cuts later this year even as a shutdown delays key data ts2.tech tipranks.com. In-Depth Analysis: On Oct. 13 JPMorgan laid out a sweeping initiative to shore up domestic supply chains and tech. Reuters reports JPMorgan will “invest up to $10 billion in U.S. companies considered critical to national security and economic resilience” reuters.com. This “security and resiliency” program spans defense/aerospace,
13 October 2025
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Stocks Retreat as AI Hype Meets Shutdown and Trade Fears – What’s Next?

Stocks Retreat as AI Hype Meets Shutdown and Trade Fears – What’s Next?

Market Update: Rally Pauses, Tech Leads Losers U.S. stocks gave back early gains as investors “paused to assess the optimism around AI and interest-rate cuts” x.com. On Friday Oct. 10, the Dow closed around 45,480 (down ~1.9%), the S&P 500 about 6,552 (–2.7%) and the Nasdaq roughly 22,204 (–3.6%) reuters.com nasdaq.com. Over the week, the S&P and Nasdaq had their worst weeks in months as global trade fears resurfaced. The declines were broad-based: 10 of 11 S&P sectors fell, with big drops in tech and consumer discretionary nasdaq.com. Volatility spiked – the VIX fear index jumped 32% to ~21.7, its highest since
13 October 2025
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European Stocks Climb Despite Shutdown Fears – Healthcare and Luxury Lead Gains

European Stocks Climb Despite Shutdown Fears – Healthcare and Luxury Lead Gains

Key Facts: Indices Performance European markets closed the first day of the week with small gains. The pan‑European STOXX 600 edged up 0.18% to 555.53 aa.com.tr. Germany’s DAX 40 barely budged (+0.02%) to 23,745.06 aa.com.tr, while Britain’s FTSE 100 added 0.16% to 9,299.84 aa.com.tr. France’s CAC 40 rose 0.13% to 7,880.87. By contrast, Italy’s FTSE MIB and Spain’s IBEX 35 both fell about 0.22% on the day aa.com.tr. Across the Atlantic, U.S. stock futures were little changed, reflecting caution ahead of key U.S. developments. On Tuesday Sept. 30, markets opened cautiously. Euro Stoxx 50 futures were slightly lower (off ~0.07%)
30 September 2025
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Global Markets on Edge as Fed Rate Decision Nears: Asia Optimistic, West Cautious

Global Markets on Edge as Fed Rate Decision Nears: Asia Optimistic, West Cautious

The world’s financial markets are fixated on the Federal Reserve’s upcoming rate decision, which is shaping up to be one of the most consequential of the year. Investors across Asia, Europe, and the Americas are bracing for the Fed’s policy announcement on Wednesday, widely expected to deliver the first U.S. rate cut of 2025 reuters.com. This anticipated shift in U.S. monetary policy comes amid a complex global economic backdrop – one marked by moderating inflation, signs of slowing growth, and pockets of geopolitical tension. With stock indices recently at or near record highs and bond yields retreating, markets have been
16 September 2025
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