Silver Mini May '26 (QIK26)
Silver Mini Futures Market News and Commentary
The dollar index (DXY00) today fell to a 1-week low and is down by -0.67%.  Today’s +2% rally in the yen is weighing on the dollar after Japanese Finance Minister Satsuki Katayama warned that Japan is close to intervening in the forex market to support the yen. Also, lower crude oil prices today have eased inflation expectations, a dovish factor for Fed policy, and a negative factor for the dollar. The dollar extended its losses today after US Q1 GDP grew at a slower-than-expected pace and Mar leading indicators fell by the most in eleven months.Â
The dollar found some support today after US weekly jobless claims fell to a 57-year low, the Q1 employment cost index rose more than expected, and the US Mar core PCE price index, the Fed’s preferred inflation gauge, rose 3.2% y/y, the largest increase in 2.25 years.
Heightened US-Iran tensions are boosting demand for the dollar as a safe-haven. The US and Iran are locked in a battle for control of the Strait of Hormuz, wit... Read more
Barchart · Thu Apr 30, 9:50AM CDT
The dollar index (DXY00 ) today fell to a 1-week low and is down by -0.67%. Today’s +2% rally in the yen is weighing on the dollar after Japanese Finance...
Barchart · Thu Apr 30, 8:00AM CDT
Bank of America’s $309 silver call is really an upper‑bound scenario built on the gold‑to‑silver ratio snapping back to rare historical extremes,...
Barchart · Wed Apr 29, 2:37PM CDT
The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Wednesday rose by +0.27%. Wednesday’s better-than-expected US economic news on Mar housing starts and Mar core capital...
Barchart · Wed Apr 29, 9:33AM CDT
The dollar index (DXY00 ) today is up by +0.24%. Today's better-than-expected US economic news on Mar housing starts and Mar core capital goods new orders...
Barchart · Tue Apr 28, 2:34PM CDT
The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Tuesday rose by +0.15%. Tuesday's stock slump boosted liquidity demand for the dollar. Also, higher crude oil prices on Tuesday...
Gold Price Forecast · Tue Apr 28, 10:42AM CDT
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