Tag: Gold

US equities advanced further on Tuesday, extending gains as investors weighed geopolitical fallout and rotated across sectors. Markets had surged on Monday after American forces captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro over the weekend, resetting expectations around energy and regional risk.

Olivia McDaniel was likely bargaining with the football gods as she lunged to her left, body angled, hands stretching just far enough to meet a ball that slipped from her grasp for a split second—then stayed. When she collapsed in front of goal, clutching salvation, a long-awaited chapter in Philippine football history finally turned its page.

Gold soared to a fresh record above USD4,300 an ounce Thursday, rallying for a fourth straight session as investors piled into safe havens amid deepening US-China tensions and growing bets on Federal Reserve rate cuts.

Gold futures surged past USD4,000 per ounce for the first time, extending a historic rally as escalating global uncertainty drives investors toward traditional safe-haven assets.

Major U.S. markets shrugged off a federal government shutdown and weaker labor data on Wednesday, with equities and gold both pushing higher.