According to Morningstar’s 2026 Global Investment Outlook report , the dollar weakness seen in 2025 could signal a turning point in its longstanding strength as the global reserve currency. While still acknowledging that this is not the end of USD dominance, the reportI am an individual investor with previous experience as a public finance analyst. Over the last 10 years, I have managed my own portfolio, focusing on ETF cyclicality and individual value-oriented investments. I try to remain relatively agnost ...

Bitcoin and major tokens started 2026 on firmer footing in Asian morning hours Friday, with cardano’s ADA leading gains among large caps as traders returned from the holiday break and risk appetite improved across markets. Bitcoin rose about 1% to trade near $88,700, while ether added roughly 1% to hover around $3,010, continuing a steady recovery from late December lows. ADA climbed 7%, outpacing moves in the broader market, while solana, XRP and BNB also traded higher. Such price action suggested sele ...

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The dollar ended 2025 with the sharpest annual retreat in eight years and investors say more declines are coming if the next Federal Reserve chief opts for deeper interest-rate cuts as anticipated. The Bloomberg Dollar Spot Index fell about 8% this year and traders are betting on further weakness. After tumbling in the wake of President Donald Trump’s tariff rollout in April, the greenback failed to rebound much in part on expectations that Trump will name a dovish successor to Fed Chair Jerome Powell, wh ...

Gold, silver and copper were the big winners of 2025, even with year-end turbulence. What a key chart level may signal about the road ahead. - AFP via Getty Images Year-end turbulence only modestly slowed the surge in silver, gold and copper in 2025, with the metals providing important ballast to portfolios as President Donald Trump’s tariffs rattled markets and a spending frenzy around artificial intelligence entered a new debt-funded chapter. For the year, gold GC00 logged a 64.37% gain and silver SI00 ...

guest joining me right now. Morgan Stanley senior vice president and senior portfolio management director Jim Lampam. Jim, always great to have you on this program.So, can you answer that. Does the bull market keep roaring next year. >> I think so, Taylor.It would be very unusual for a market to stop when interest rates are falling, especially when interest rates are falling with the market at an all-time high. That's a very bullish signal. Generally, earnings expectations are rising. Capex plans for busine ...

ETF资金流向同样至关重要。全球最大的贵金属ETF，由State Street Corp.管理的SPDR Gold Trust，其黄 金持仓今年以来增长已超过20%，成为本轮金价再创新高的重要推手。 白银的涨势甚至更为猛烈。市场在10月经历历史性"逼空"后，主要交易中心的供应错配问题仍未完全缓 解，叠加投机资金持续流入，推动银价加速上行。伦敦金库自10月以来吸引大量白银流入，但全球可迅 速交割的白银库存仍高度集中在纽约，交易员正密切关注美国商务部对关键矿产进口是否构成国家安全 风险的调查结果，该审查可能为关税或贸易限制铺路。 现货黄金一度上涨1.6%，站上每盎司4,540美元上方；现货白银连续第五个交易日走高，大涨超10%， 突破每盎司79美元关口。铂金同样表现抢眼，价格首次突破每盎司2,400美元，为自1987年有统计数据 以来的新高。 分析人士指出，避险需求是推动本轮上涨的重要动力。 Sky Links Capital Group首席执行官Daniel Takieddine表示，地缘紧张局势持续强化了黄金和白银等避险 资产的吸引力，而年末流动性偏低则进一步放大了价格波动。 与此同时，美元走弱也为贵金属提供 ...

The dollar index (DXY00) on Tuesday fell to a 2.25-month low and finished down -0.21%.  The dollar was under pressure from Tuesday's Fed-friendly US economic reports on Nov payrolls, Oct retail sales, and Dec S&P manufacturing activity that bolster the outlook for the Fed to keep easing monetary policy. The dollar is also under pressure as the Fed boosts liquidity in the financial system, having begun purchasing $40 billion a month in T-bills, effective last Friday.  Finally, the dollar is also being und ...

The dollar index (DXY00) today is down by -0.28% and slid to a 2.25-month low.  The dollar is under pressure from today's Fed-friendly US economic reports on Nov payrolls, Oct retail sales, and Dec S&P manufacturing activity that bolster the outlook for the Fed to keep easing monetary policy. The dollar is also under pressure as the Fed boosts liquidity in the financial system and began purchasing $40 billion a month in T-bills effective last Friday.  Finally, the dollar is also being undercut by concern ...

Welcome back to Market on Close. I'm Sam Bartis on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Joining us now is Derek McFersonen, CEO of West Point Gold.Hello to you, Derek. Thanks so much for joining us today. Look, the last time we had you on, it looked like gold had sort of, I mean, gone off the radar a little bit just because we'd seen those record highs and it pulled back a bit, but we are creeping back up towards those records again.Uh, just talk us through the price action and what's driving that righ ...