EUR/USD
1.16450
0.014%
Gold
4607.03
-0.429%
Oil
60.544
-0.708%
USD/JPY
158.393
-0.023%
GBP/USD
1.34386
-0.060%
GBP/JPY
212.872
-0.060%
Real-time News
Iranian Foreign Minister: We are not prepared to give up our right to the peaceful use of nuclear energy.The China Earthquake Networks Center automatically determined that an earthquake of approximately magnitude 4.9 occurred near Haixi Prefecture, Qinghai Province at 07:18 on January 15. The final result is subject to the official rapid report.Iranian Foreign Minister: (When asked about the execution plan) There is absolutely no execution plan.The UK Foreign Office now advises against all travel to Israel except for essential travel.1. All three major U.S. stock indexes closed lower. The Dow Jones Industrial Average fell 0.09% to 49,149.63 points, the S&P 500 fell 0.53% to 6,926.6 points, and the Nasdaq Composite fell 1% to 23,471.75 points. Amazon and Microsoft fell more than 2%, leading the decline in the Dow. The Wind U.S. Tech Big Seven Index fell 1.32%, Facebook fell more than 2%, and Tesla fell nearly 2%. Chinese concept stocks were mixed, with Bitdeer rising more than 15% and Trip.com falling more than 17%. U.S. stocks recorded their second consecutive day of decline as traders digested the latest batch of bank and corporate earnings reports. 2. European stock indices closed mixed. The German DAX fell 0.53% to 25,286.24 points, the French CAC40 fell 0.19% to 8,330.97 points, and the UK FTSE 100 rose 0.46% to 10,184.35 points. Investors assessed corporate earnings reports and digested US inflation data. Meanwhile, significant differences in economic fundamentals across countries led the market to await further economic data, resulting in a cautious wait-and-see attitude. 3. US Treasury yields fell across the board. The 2-year Treasury yield fell 1.86 basis points to 3.510%, the 3-year yield fell 2.50 basis points to 3.561%, the 5-year yield fell 4.01 basis points to 3.712%, the 10-year yield fell 4.33 basis points to 4.132%, and the 30-year yield fell 5.07 basis points to 4.785%. 4. International precious metals futures generally closed higher. COMEX gold futures rose 0.76% to $4,633.90 per ounce, and COMEX silver futures rose 7.93% to $93.19 per ounce. Geopolitical tensions (military actions by several European countries in Greenland and strained US-Iran relations) boosted safe-haven demand. Uncertainty surrounding Federal Reserve policy and inflation concerns stemming from US economic data and tariff pressures also supported the rise in precious metals. 5. Most London base metals closed higher. LME tin rose 9.03% to $54,000.0 per tonne, LME nickel rose 6.24% to $18,785.0 per tonne, LME zinc rose 2.76% to $3,290.0 per tonne, LME lead rose 1.16% to $2,085.5 per tonne, LME copper rose 1.03% to $13,300.0 per tonne, and LME aluminum fell 0.25% to $3,189.5 per tonne. 6. The WTI crude oil futures contract closed up 0.15% at $61.02 per barrel; the Brent crude oil futures contract rose 0.08% to $65.52 per barrel.
