USDCNH 6.98 / SILVER, precious metals wild rides / China & Taiwan / UKR-RU / Big Tech job losses, Ai or economy ?

Stéphan
20 hours ago
3 min read

Markets : ... SILVER unchanged since Christmas eve... (however up and down well over 10pct last couple of days, a little overcooked short-term, but not necessarily long-term (same old..'under owned' L/T..more below).. same for PALL, PLAT and GOLD to a certain extent.., BTC still heavy, equity markets pretty quiet near highs, FXlala land very little going on (JGB yields divergence with JPY interesting as we start 2026), although USDCNH sub 7 for the first time since 2023 >>> commods, URA, rare earth, metals still the name of the game in 2026..
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