Markets closed the year with gold rebounding on safe-haven demand, oil capped by supply fears, and the dollar firm as traders weighed Fed signals, data strength, and geopolitical risks.
Markets remain trapped in year-end consolidation as thin liquidity amplifies volatility. Gold suffers a sharp corrective pullback, FX compresses amid policy divergence.
Gold remains near record highs as Fed easing expectations and geopolitical risks dominate year-end trade. FX markets show uneven moves amid policy divergence, thin liquidity, and intervention risks.
Gold hit fresh record highs as US dollar weakness, Fed rate-cut expectations, and escalating geopolitical risks reshaped year-end market positioning across FX, commodities, and global assets.