The US dollar fluctuates near recent highs as geopolitical tensions lift gold to a one-week peak. Oil rebounds on Venezuela risk, while markets refocus on US data and central bank signals.
US military action in Venezuela fuels gold surge near $4,400. Dollar strengthens on strong US data. Oil dips amid supply concerns. Markets watch US jobs, OPEC+ for 2026 outlook.
Markets closed the year with gold rebounding on safe-haven demand, oil capped by supply fears, and the dollar firm as traders weighed Fed signals, data strength, and geopolitical risks.
Markets remain trapped in year-end consolidation as thin liquidity amplifies volatility. Gold suffers a sharp corrective pullback, FX compresses amid policy divergence.