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Fri, Jan 16th, 2026

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Fri, Jan 16th, 2026
Dollar Recovers on Fed Chair Speculation

The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Friday rose by +0.04%. The dollar recovered from early losses on Friday and moved higher after President Trump expressed reluctance to nominate Kevin Hassett as Fed Chair....

DXY00 : 99.393s (+0.07%)
GCG26 : 4,595.4s (-0.61%)
SIH26 : 88.537s (-4.13%)
^USDJPY : 158.077 (-0.35%)
^EURUSD : 1.15985 (-0.09%)
Dollar Drops as the Yen Gains on Verbal Warnings

The dollar index (DXY00 ) today is down by -0.14% as it consolidates modestly below Thursday's 6-week high. The strength in equity markets today has curbed some liquidity demand for the dollar. Also,...

DXY00 : 99.393s (+0.07%)
GCG26 : 4,595.4s (-0.61%)
SIH26 : 88.537s (-4.13%)
^USDJPY : 158.077 (-0.35%)
^EURUSD : 1.15985 (-0.09%)
Dollar Gains on Strong US Economic News and Hawkish Fed Comments

The dollar index (DXY00 ) climbed to a 6-week high on Thursday and finished up by +0.26%. The dollar is moving higher today on better-than-expected US economic news. Weekly jobless claims unexpectedly...

DXY00 : 99.393s (+0.07%)
GCG26 : 4,595.4s (-0.61%)
SIH26 : 88.537s (-4.13%)
^USDJPY : 158.077 (-0.35%)
^EURUSD : 1.15985 (-0.09%)
Silver Prices Keep Confounding Experts. I Won’t Be Surprised If They Hit $100 Soon.

There’s a higher price floor in place for silver, so no matter what surprises are ahead, I expect prices to go no further than $50 on the downside.

$DXY : 99.39 (+0.07%)
SIH26 : 88.537s (-4.13%)
DXH26 : 99.201s (+0.08%)
Dollar Rallies on Solid US Economic News

The dollar index (DXY00 ) today climbed to a 6-week high and is up by +0.36%. The dollar is moving higher today on better-than-expected US economic news. Weekly jobless claims unexpectedly fell to a 6-week...

DXY00 : 99.393s (+0.07%)
GCG26 : 4,595.4s (-0.61%)
SIH26 : 88.537s (-4.13%)
^USDJPY : 158.077 (-0.35%)
^EURUSD : 1.15985 (-0.09%)
Silver drops as US refrained from imposing tariffs on Critical Minerals

Silver pulls back as the U.S. refrains from imposing tariffs on critical minerals, shifting near-term market dynamics. Phil Streible breaks down what’s driving the move and the levels traders are watching...

What Was Thursday Morning's "Nuttiest" Headline?

Thursday morning again saw global markets having to adjust to realigned alliances and general destabilization.

$DXY : 99.39 (+0.07%)
$CRSI : 546.42 (-0.86%)
GCY00 : 4,596.38 (-0.42%)
SIY00 : 90.1286 (-2.45%)
$CSWI : 455.47 (-0.45%)
$CRWI : 447.89 (-1.03%)
$CNCI : 384.37 (-0.44%)
$CNSI : 984.79 (+1.23%)
I Would Not Want To Live In A World Of Gold

When I first began buying gold when it was around $300 in price, I remember people saying how they would not want to live in a world of $1,000 gold. This fear was based upon the commonly held expectation...

Dollar Rebounds on an Upbeat Fed Beige Book

The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Wednesday fell by -0.03%. The dollar finished slightly lower on Wednesday and was under pressure most of the day after the yen rallied on jawboning from Japanese government...

DXY00 : 99.393s (+0.07%)
GCG26 : 4,595.4s (-0.61%)
SIH26 : 88.537s (-4.13%)
^USDJPY : 158.077 (-0.35%)
^EURUSD : 1.15985 (-0.09%)
Silver Above $90! Miners: Full Stop.

Another day, another confirmation of the great silver disconnect. Are you making money on it?

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U.S. Treasury was scheduled to buy back $4 Billion of its own debt today but couldn't due to a "technical issue" 🚨🚨 https://t.co/z4imSHjXga
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Uranium jumps to highest price since July 2024 📈📈 https://t.co/v8HkPn0ilb
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Stock Market sees highest level of Greed since September 🥳🤑🫂 https://t.co/xFQ3LOx7Cl
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BREAKING 🚨: Cocoa Cocoa plunges to its lowest price in almost 2 years 📉 Chocolate Lovers Rejoice 🍫🥳🫂 https://t.co/m1riFOt7gZ
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Almost 68% of S&P 500 Stocks are now trading above their 200-day moving average, equaling the strongest market breadth since 2024 📈🥳🫂 https://t.co/EhteDsp1EY
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Silver soars to a new all-time high 📈 $100 in sight 👀 https://t.co/nNdrJfrgva
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BREAKING 🚨: India Indian Stock Market underperformed Emerging Markets by the largest margin in more than 30 years 📉🤯👀 https://t.co/m8BD1ygBqp
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Taiwan Semiconductor $TSM jumps to all-time high after blowout earnings 📈📈 https://t.co/0PVv6yOkJ2

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