Market Overview
US stocks soared after Jerome Powell's speech. Silver is close to a 14-year high
2025.08.25
Silver soared to $39 per ounce, nearing its 14-year high of $39.5 reached in late July, amid the prospect of a Fed rate cut. Markets also assessed demand for silver's industrial use. On the industrial...
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Week's main events (August 25 – August 29)
2025.08.25
Key inflation data and central bank signals set to shape markets.
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PMI data highlights the resilience of major European economies. Japan to raise interest rate on long-term government bonds
2025.08.22
Japan's Ministry of Finance is preparing to raise the assumed interest rate on long-term government bonds to 2.6% in its budget requests for the 2026/27 fiscal year, which would be the highest level i...
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Oil is rising as inventories decline. The Bank of Indonesia unexpectedly cut its key interest rate
2025.08.21
WTI crude oil prices rose by 1.4% to $63.2 per barrel on Wednesday after a weekly report from the Energy Information Administration showed a 6 million-barrel decrease in US crude inventories, providin...
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RBNZ predictably cut rates. Investors are selling off risky assets ahead of the Jackson Hole Symposium
2025.08.20
The S&P 500 (US500) fell 0.59%, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq (US100) closed down 1.39%, hitting its lowest level in over two weeks amid a sharp drop in chipmakers. US stocks largely closed lower as losse...
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Markets remain cautious due to geopolitics and ahead of the annual Jackson Hole symposium
2025.08.19
Investors are closely monitoring the potential impact of the talks on global oil supply, including possible changes in sanctions or moves toward reconciliation. Concerns over energy flows were reignit...
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Week's main events (August 18 – August 22)
2025.08.18
Global markets brace for central bank decisions and key inflation data
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US, European, and Asian markets show mixed results amid geopolitical and economic uncertainty
2025.08.18
Retail sales for July grew by 0.5%, meeting expectations, but the University of Michigan Consumer Sentiment Index dropped to 58.6 from 61.7, as inflation concerns rose. Markets also remained cautious...
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US Administration seeks to acquire a stake in Intel. Natural Gas prices drop to a 9-month low
2025.08.15
The US natural gas prices fell by 1.5% to $2.79/MMBtu, their lowest level since November 2024, after the EIA reported a significant increase in storage inventories. Utilities injected 56 billion cubic...
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Bitcoin set a new all-time high. Oil prices fell to a 2-month low
2025.08.14
On Thursday, Bitcoin climbed above $123,000, setting a new record, fueled by growing institutional demand and expectations of monetary easing. An executive order issued last week opened the possibilit...
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