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(RTTNews) - Gold climbed above $4,300 an ounce on Friday and was set for its biggest weekly gain since January on hopes of peace in the Middle East, eased inflation concerns and reduced expectations for a Federal Reserve rate hike in September.

(RTTNews) - Oil prices traded higher on Friday, building on the previous session's gains amid doubts over ongoing efforts to fully reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a vital shipping route for global energy supplies.

Vessel traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has declined this week from the prior week amid uncertainty about the U.S.-Iran talks and the potential reopening of the Middle East’s key oil and LNG chokepoint. Between Monday and Thursday, a total of 33 vessels transited the Strait of Hormuz, down from 50 for the same days last week, according to ship-tracking data monitored by Reuters. On Thursday, as the market was expecting a draft Iran-Oman proposal for management of the Strait, four vessels...

The dollar heads into today’s session with one of the most important catalysts of the summer on deck: the July Non-Farm Payrolls report, due at 12:30 PM UTC. Economists expect around 95,000 jobs added, down from June’s already weak 57,000 print, with the unemployment rate seen ticking up to 4.4% from 4.3%. The backdrop makes […] The post US Dollar Index (DXY): Two Months of Consolidation, One NFP Away from a Breakout appeared first on ActionForex.

USD/JPY stood at 158.39 on Friday, with the Japanese yen giving back some of the gains made following the joint intervention by Tokyo and Washington. The renewed weakness has once again raised expectations of possible further action by the authorities. The pullback has highlighted that currency interventions alone are insufficient to address the fundamental drivers […] The post USD/JPY Holds Firm: Yen Loses Some Support appeared first on ActionForex.

China’s crude oil imports reversed an earlier decline, rising by 22% from June to an average daily of 8.45 million barrels, or a total of 35.73 million tons, Bloomberg reported today, citing customs data. China slashed its total crude oil imports to a decade low in June, culminating three months of very low import levels amid high prices and constrained supply from the Middle East. Beijing could afford to dramatically reduce its crude buying, slashing import volumes in June by an estimated 4.4...

Silver (XAG) continues to follow our Elliott Wave outlook after completing the wave ((iv)) pullback at 60.8514. Buyers have driven the metal higher into the final five-wave advance in wave ((v)). The corrective rally is now entering its final stage. Although the short-term trend remains bullish, the Elliott Wave structure points to limited upside. We […] The post Silver (Xag) Elliott Wave Analysis: Final Push Higher Before Reversal appeared first on ActionForex.

China’s exports remained a major source of economic strength in July, supported by booming global demand for high-tech products even as growth moderated from June’s rapid pace. Exports rose 23.9% yoy in US dollar terms, slowing from 27.0% but beating expectations of 22.2%. Imports also remained strong, though growth eased from 36.0% to 27.5%, broadly […] The post China Exports Rise 23.9% YoY as High-Tech Demand Defies Tariffs appeared first on ActionForex.

In focus today The most important data release will be the US July Jobs Report. We forecast nonfarm payrolls at +70k, the unemployment rate unchanged at 4.2%, and average hourly earnings at +0.3% m/m s.a. Most leading data still point towards solid labour market conditions, although weak labour supply growth also weighs on the employment […] The post US Nonfarm Payrolls to Complete the Week appeared first on ActionForex.

The Yemeni Houthis have struck Saudi Arabia’s southern province of Najran in the latest flare-up of Middle Eastern hostilities, killing 11 civilians, Reuters has reported, citing a spokesman for the military coalition led by Saudi Arabia that fights the Houthis in Yemen. The news comes on the heels of reports that Iran is considering a ban on U.S., Israeli, and other “hostile” vessels in the Strait of Hormuz and fining ships that violate the ban with a sum equal to 20% of the cargo’s value....