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Data from last week indicate a shift in capital flows toward a short-term “risk-on” stance, with equity exchange-traded funds (ETFs) drawing strong net inflows globally while money moved away from defensive positioning into risk assets. U.S. equities extend gains amid ceasefire The U.S. stock market continued its upward momentum into…
Gold prices eased on April 15 after reaching a one-month high as investors assessed the latest signals from the US–Iran situation and how they could affect the outlook for interest rates. Spot gold fell 0.9% to $4,796.56 per ounce, while US gold futures for June delivery declined 0.6% to $4,820.50 per ounce.
Jim Wyckoff, senior technical analyst at Kitco Metals, said the pullback reflected “light, routine profit-taking after peaking overnight.” He noted that gold’s recent rise has been supported by improved risk appetite, with the metal pulling back during recent risk-off phases that contrasted with its traditional safe-haven role.
Wyckoff added that traders are increasingly focused on the implications of tighter monetary policy and ongoing inflation pressures.
US President Donald Trump said talks with Iran aimed at ending the war could resume soon and lead to a deal. He also urged the world to monitor “two surprising days,” after US forces’ blockade led ships leaving Iranian ports to turn back.
Oil prices rose as shipping through the Hormuz Strait remained constrained. Forty-five days after Iran’s Revolutionary Guards announced the strait’s closure, traffic through the route remains uncertain despite a two-week ceasefire.
On April 14, Chicago Fed President Austan Goolsbee said the Federal Reserve may have to wait until 2027 to cut rates if elevated oil prices persist and keep inflation from returning to the Fed’s 2% target.
The market is currently pricing about a 31% probability that the US will cut rates this year. Higher rates typically weigh on gold by increasing the opportunity cost of holding non-yielding assets, which can reduce demand for the metal as an inflation hedge.
Premium gym chains are entering a “golden era” that is ending or already in decline, as rising operating costs collide with shifting consumer preferences toward more flexible, community-based ways to exercise. Long-term memberships are shrinking, margins are pressured by higher rents and facility expenses, and competition from smaller, more personalized…
