- Price of gold - - Closing above $4,000 - - Reaching heights it has never seen. - The price of gold hit $4,000 a troy ounce for the first time, the most ever. And this rally has been unusual compared to anything else we've seen at least since 1979.- When the going gets rough, people turn to gold. - Here are three charts to help explain what's happening. The first chart is the price of gold futures.Futures prices have risen some 50% this year, which has outpaced many of the biggest crises in American histor ...

Markets this week have grappled with political turmoil in Japan and France alongside an ongoing U.S. government shutdown, all of which have done little to stoke confidence in investors, who have sought safety in assets such as gold. The yen has been whiplashed after conservative The Japanese "The increase in dollar/yen has been quite relentless, and it seems like nothing can stop it from rallying," said Carol Kong, a currency strategist at Live Events "In the near term, the confirmation of Takaichi as PM ...

Most Federal Reserve officials believed they would need to cut interest rates "over the remainder of the year†because of a worsening labor market and diminished risks of rising inflation. ...

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Let's get to Kevin Hanks because obviously this brings a lot of action to Wall Street this morning. We have the pre-built playbook, the CBOE. Good morning, Kevin Hanks.Um, good to see you. I know you're looking at the records and the big picture. Good morning. >> Good morning, Nicole.You know, if if eyeballing the calendar with a government shutdown and in between earnings earnings you earning seasons, you would think this might be a slow week, but it's not. Clearly, we're off to a big start on this open AI ...

Gold (GC=F) futures opened at $3,913.50 per ounce on Monday, up 0.8% from Friday’s close of $3,880.80. This is gold’s first open above $3,900. Gold’s record-high pricing coincides with strength in stocks and Bitcoin (BTC=F). On Friday, the S&P 500 (ES=F) and the Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) set new highs. Bitcoin eclipsed $125,000 for the first time Sunday. Across asset classes, investors seem undeterred by the U.S. government shutdown and the lack of data available from the Bureau of Labor Statist ...

The Federal Reserve’s October rate decision could trigger unexpected shocks in U.S. stocks and Bitcoin as unresolved federal government shutdown risks cloud the outlook. Government shutdown delays key data ahead of FOMC meeting A partial federal government shutdown began on Oct. 1, shuttering many non-essential services including the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). This shutdown has indefinitely delayed the September jobs report — a crucial gauge of labor market health expected early this month. This ...

Pre-market futures are mostly in the green this morning, although heading south with an arrow a half hour before the open. A dearth of economic data this morning due to the continuing federal government shutdown, including the all-important Employment Situation report from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), which had been due out this morning.The Dow is currently +44 points, the S&P 500 +1.5 points and the Nasdaq +0.25 points. The small-cap Russell 2000, after having dipped a toe into the red moment ...

Well, good morning, Steve. Thank you for joining us on this non jobs day. Jobs day.We get no government primary economic data because of the shutdown right now. So let me start by asking if that continues. As a member of the Open Market Committee, would you feel comfortable voting for a significant cut in interest rates if you don't have data on employment and on inflation.Good morning and thanks for having me. Look, I think it's important to recognize, first of all, that as you're pointing out, access to h ...

Key Points The Federal Reserve just cut interest rates for the first time in 2025, as concerns mount over a sluggish jobs market. Policymakers and Wall Street analysts seem to agree that two more interest rate cuts would be appropriate this year. Falling interest rates are typically good for the stock market, but not if they are triggered by a sharp economic downturn. 10 stocks we like better than S&P 500 Index › On Sept. 17, the U.S. Federal Reserve cut the federal funds rate (overnight intere ...