Gold, industrial metals, agriculture and the inflation transmission channel.
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Traders scaled back bets on further Federal Reserve rate hikes after a weaker-than-expected jobs report.
U.S. stock futures rose and gold rebounded from its weekly slide as weak jobs data pushed traders to pare back expectations for additional Federal Reserve rate hikes.
The metal's slide last month marked one of its sharpest monthly declines in years before stabilizing as inflation data reduced rate-hike expectations.
Gold prices were little changed after falling 6% in September, as a softer-than-expected U.S. PCE inflation reading reduced bets on further Federal Reserve rate hikes.
September's PMI improvement lands alongside a broad rise in government bond yields from the U.S. to Europe, and gold's 1.6% gain shows investors still hedging.
China's official PMI showed factory activity returning to growth in September, even as government bond yields rose globally and gold held onto a 1.6% gain from earlier in the week.
Gold steadied after a 4% drop while oil extended gains on a U.S.-Iran standoff that is overshadowing Saudi supply.
Gold stabilized near a seven-week low following a 4% slide as traders raised bets on a Federal Reserve rate hike, even as oil kept climbing on Iran-related supply concerns.
A stronger dollar added pressure on corn even as the crop-specific exclusion drove the bigger move in soybeans.
Soybean futures fell after traders found the new US-China trade deal does not cover the crop, while corn futures dropped on that soybean weakness plus a stronger dollar.
Gold fell below $4,200 and bitcoin dropped to $83,119 after Trump rejected an Iran proposal, while 10-year Treasury yields near 5.2% add pressure on non-yielding assets.
Gold broke below $4,200 with its RSI at 28.6, bitcoin slipped to $83,119, and Brent crude broke a $101.50 neckline, as Trump's rejection of an Iran proposal and high Treasury yields pushed investors out of risk and safe-haven assets alike.
The agreement lowers levies on a wide range of goods from foie gras to camels, yet the farm product both sides fought hardest over stays untouched.
Washington and Beijing agreed to cut tariffs on roughly $60 billion of non-sensitive goods, but China's exclusion of soybeans from the deal leaves the biggest US farm export dispute unresolved.
The Perth-based miner called the approach opportunistic; investors pushed the stock higher instead of lower, a sign they think a sweetened offer could follow.
Northern Star Resources turned down a $27 billion takeover approach from South Africa's Gold Fields, and its shares rose to a one-month high rather than falling on the rejected deal.
Rising crude prices and firmer bets on further Federal Reserve rate hikes combined to pull bullion out of its recent range, while lifting the dollar.
Gold fell below $4,300 an ounce as oil prices climbed on the Iran-U.S. standoff and traders raised bets on additional Fed tightening.
The bank cited improving deleveraging outlooks and commodity price sensitivity as oil prices eased through the week.
HSBC upgraded BP and TotalEnergies to Buy and raised its Chevron price target to $250, reshuffling its oil major ratings as crude prices softened.
Crude fell on rising Gulf supply and hopes for renewed US-Iran talks, while gold benefited from the same news as investors dialed back Fed rate-hike worries.
Oil dropped on increased Gulf supply and hopes for US-Iran talks, and gold rose as the same easing of tension reduced fears of a Federal Reserve rate hike.
An easing oil slide reduced inflation worries even as crude itself ticked higher on the same Iran diplomacy story.
Gold gained as a slowdown in oil's decline eased inflation concerns, while oil itself edged up on hopes for U.S.-Iran talks and steady Saudi supply flows.
Gold rose 1.27% even as major stock indexes diverged, a split that reflects investor uncertainty over how many more rate moves the Fed has planned.
Comex gold settled 1.27% higher at $4,346.30 as investors positioned for what wire reports called a near-certain Federal Reserve rate move.
At least five distinct Silver Lake-linked entities disclosed Dell stock sales within a single reporting window, ranging from under $300,000 to nearly $48 million per filing.
Multiple Silver Lake Partners affiliates that sit on Dell's board disclosed separate stock sales in rapid succession, including one for $48 million and another for $26 million.
A cluster of Silver Lake-affiliated sales alongside multiple insider disposals at Dell Technologies points to concentrated profit-taking rather than a single one-off trade.
Silver Lake affiliates and Dell Technologies directors have filed at least seven separate stock sales in recent days, with individual transactions ranging from $351,764 to $42.9 million.
Bullion recovered some ground during the September 8 session even as traders weighed the possibility of a Federal Reserve rate hike.
Gold rebounded as the dollar eased, but the possibility of a Federal Reserve rate hike kept a lid on further gains.
A weaker dollar and firmer bets on a Bank of Japan rate hike pushed gold higher even as Fed rate-cut expectations and oil price gains capped the move.
The yen extended its rally as traders raised bets on a Bank of Japan rate hike, dragging the dollar down and helping push gold higher in the September 7 session.
Crude extended a third straight weekly gain and gold held near $4,400 even as the dollar barely moved despite firmer Fed rate-hike bets.
Oil extended its sharp weekly gain after U.S. and Iran forces struck tankers near the Strait of Hormuz, while gold held near $4,400 on the same tensions plus a strong payrolls report.
A hotter-than-expected payrolls print pressured bitcoin-linked stocks and gold miners, with a September 15 catalyst now in focus.
Gold miners and bitcoin-related stocks fell after a strong August jobs report reduced expectations for near-term Fed easing.
One bitcoin now buys roughly 18 ounces of gold even as the two hard assets climb together on debt-debasement fears.
Bitcoin traded back above $81,000 and pulled further ahead of gold in relative terms, with the bitcoin-to-gold ratio at its highest since January.