Gold Slumps as Inflation and Rate Concerns Override Geopolitical Tensions
Spot gold slid 4.6% to $4,287.05 an ounce by 02:18 ET (06:18 GMT) on Monday, while gold futures dropped 6.1% to $4,323.31 per ounce. Spot prices touched their weakest level since late December, largely reversing year-to-date advances. Other precious metals...
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US Stock Futures Slide as Iran–US Tensions Drive Oil Price Spike
Equity Markets Under Pressure Amid War Threats US equity futures pointed to further declines to start the week. Dow Jones Industrial Average futures dropped roughly 0.8%, S&P 500 futures fell 0.7%, and Nasdaq 100 contracts led losses, down 1%. Stocks...
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European stocks slide as Iran war escalation hits global market sentiment
European markets open broadly lower The pan-European Stoxx 600 was down 1.6% shortly after 8:00 a.m. in London (4:00 a.m. E.T.), with all major bourses and sectors in negative territory. The U.K.'s FTSE 100 index opened 1.4% lower, Germany's DAX...
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Oil Prices Rise as Hormuz Standoff Intensifies and Goldman Sachs Lifts Forecasts
Oil Prices Gain Amid Escalating U.S.-Iran Confrontation International benchmark Brent crude futures for May delivery rose 1% to $113.32 per barrel on Monday, reversing initial declines. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude was up around 2.8% at $101.01 a barrel...
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Precious Metals Extend Sharp Losses as Investors Exit Safe Haven Trades
Gold Slides Further from Record High Spot gold was down 7.8% shortly after 7:30 a.m. in London (3:30 a.m. ET) on Monday, trading at $4,126.36. Gold futures fell almost 10% to $4,119.10, marking their lowest level so far in 2026....
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