Gold notches record highs on safe-haven demand, Fed rate cut prospects

Gold price (XAU/USD) climbs to near a record high during the Asian trading hours on Tuesday. The precious metal has risen 10% over the past month and nearly 70% in…

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US President Donald Trump says US might keep or might sell oil seized near Venezuela

US President Donald Trump said on Monday the United States (US) would maybe keep and maybe sell the oil it had seized off the coast of Venezuela in recent weeks,…

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RBA meeting minutes underline upside inflation risks, leave door ajar to tightening

Reserve Bank of Australia Minutes of the December 2025 Monetary Policy Board Meeting. Summary RBA minutes show rising concern that inflation pressures may be more persistent. Confidence that policy is…

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Is the Santa Claus rally a real thing for stocks?

If you ask around, most people would’ve heard the term Santa Claus rally in markets. There’s always that feeling that stocks will perform better as we get towards the end…

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investingLive Asia-Pacific FX news wrap: Yen recovered a little, silver new record high

Bitcoin seen back in six figures in 2026 as ETF and tokenisation themes gather pace Ackman pitches radical SPARC deal to Elon Musk to take SpaceX public (Tesla-linked route) Japan…

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United States CFTC Oil NC Net Positions climbed from previous 55K to 584K

United States CFTC Oil NC Net Positions climbed from previous 55K to 584K

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Disasterous day: The yen is a big problem for Japanese officials

USD/JPY was up 220 pips on Friday and that’s not what anyone in Japan wanted to see. As bad as that looks, the reality is worse. The persistent strength of…

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Australia CFTC AUD NC Net Positions down to $-629K from previous $-84.2K

Australia CFTC AUD NC Net Positions down to $-629K from previous $-84.2K

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Who were the best 2025 forecasters? Here is who nailed (and who whiffed) the S&P 500 call

It’s easy to dunk on strategists. It’s a year-end tradition to pull up the forecast lists and laugh at how wrong the banks were. But they did pretty well this…

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EUR/USD retreats as investors digest mixed US employment figures

EUR/USD is pulling back from nearly three-month highs above 1.1800, trading at 1.1710 at the time of writing, as the US Dollar (USD) regains lost ground.

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