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Gold sinks 2.77% to $3,874.70; USD/JPY touches 160 and slips back
Gold fell 2.77% to $3,874.70, below its 30 October close, and USD/JPY touched 160.044 before closing at 159.834. The dollar rose against all seven majors again.
USD/JPY closes at 159.792 and gold ends below $4,000
USD/JPY rose 0.66% to 159.792, gold closed below $4,000 for the first time since 3 November, and AUD/USD closed below our weekly tell's 0.6854 line.
Hot CPI and Waller's 50bp warning lift the dollar; gold drops 2.67%
US CPI rose 0.4% (0.3% expected) and core 0.3% (0.2%); the dollar rose against all seven majors and gold fell 2.67% to $4,031.10.
NZD/USD jumps 1.55% after NZ election; gold closes at $4,141.59
NZD/USD rose 1.55% after New Zealand's election count, while the dollar fell against all seven majors. Gold closed at $4,141.59, its highest close since 19 October.
Two central banks hiked, their currencies fell, and the dollar took the week
The RBA and the Bank of England raised rates, and the Australian dollar and the pound still ended the week lower against the dollar. Democrats swept Congress, US payrolls rose 165,000, and gold gained 4.92%. The new tell is AUD/USD at 0.6854 and 0.6952.
US payrolls hit 165K vs 65K forecast, and USD/CAD closes above 1.41
US payrolls rose 165,000 against a 65,000 forecast, and the dollar closed higher against all seven majors. Canada lost jobs, and USD/CAD closed at 1.41286.
Nasdaq 100's worst day since 2020 lifts the yen; BoE hikes to 4.00%
US tech stocks sold off and the yen rose, FXStreet said; AUD/USD fell 1.07% to 0.69299. The Bank of England hiked to 4.00%, and the pound still slipped.
Democrats sweep Congress; gold jumps 3.63% back above $4,000
Democrats won both houses of Congress and the dollar closed lower against all seven majors. Gold rose 3.63% to $4,063.84, back above $4,000.
RBA hikes to 4.85% yet AUD/USD falls 0.45%; NZ jobs miss hits the kiwi
The RBA raised its cash rate to 4.85%, as forecast, yet AUD/USD fell 0.45%. NZD/USD fell 0.54%, mostly after a New Zealand jobs miss, and USD/JPY rose 0.48%.
Oil falls over 5% on US-Iran diplomacy as AUD/USD lags before the RBA
Oil fell more than 5% on US-Iran diplomacy, FXStreet said, and gold rose 1.82%. AUD/USD closed below 0.70 for the first time since 19 October, before the RBA decision.
Five central banks decided, and gold ended the week at a one-year low
Gold fell 3.54% on Friday to $3,875.18, its lowest since early October 2025, after a week in which five central banks decided. USD/CAD closed below the 1.3985 level named in last week's tell, and EUR/USD now faces 1.1103 and 1.1269.
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