Silver Prices Plunge in Asian Trade as Dollar Strength Triggers Fresh Precious Metals Sell-Off 
South Korea Assures U.S. on Trade Deal Commitments Amid Tariff Concerns 
Trump Signs Executive Order Threatening 25% Tariffs on Countries Trading With Iran 
Asian Markets Slip as AI Spending Fears Shake Tech, Wall Street Futures Rebound 
U.S. Stock Futures Slide as Tech Rout Deepens on Amazon Capex Shock 
Fed Governor Lisa Cook Warns Inflation Risks Remain as Rates Stay Steady 
Gold Prices Fall Amid Rate Jitters; Copper Steady as China Stimulus Eyed 
U.S.-India Trade Framework Signals Major Shift in Tariffs, Energy, and Supply Chains 
RBI Holds Repo Rate at 5.25% as India’s Growth Outlook Strengthens After U.S. Trade Deal 
Dollar Near Two-Week High as Stock Rout, AI Concerns and Global Events Drive Market Volatility 
Not many economic data and events scheduled for today and all with low to medium risks associated, especially with a holiday in the United States.
Data released so far:
- Australia: TD securities inflation grew by 0.5 percent in December, up 1.8 percent from a year ago.
- United Kingdom: Rightmove House price index rose 0.4 percent in December, up 3.2 percent from a year ago.
Upcoming:
- Japan: Tertiary industry index data will be released at 4:30 GMT, followed by flash machine tools orders for December at 6:00 GMT.
- Italy: Consumer price inflation numbers will be released at 9:00 GMT.
- Eurozone: Trade balance numbers for November will be released at 10:00 GMT.
- United Kingdom: BoE’s Governor Carnet is scheduled to speak at 18:30 GMT.
- New Zealand: NZIER business confidence for the fourth quarter will be released at 21:00 GMT.
