The Market Didn’t “Hear” Optimism: Gold and oil priced uncertainty after Trump’s 2026 speech Latest market snapshot: Gold steadied close to $5,200/oz into late Asian trade Friday, with spot around $5,180.76/oz and futures near $5,211, capping a strong February rebound. Gold&r

Oil prices fell on Friday and were on track for a weekly decline after the US and Iran extended talks over nuclear programme, easing concerns about a full-on war. The two sides have made "significant progress" in high-stakes nuclear talks in Geneva, the Omani foreign minister has said, but the chanc

President Donald Trump defended his tariff agenda during his State of the Union address Tuesday, even as a Supreme Court ruling striking down his emergency tariffs cast fresh confusion over the raft of trade deals negotiated with global partners. The court ruled last Friday that the president had ex