LME non-ferrous metals analysis, through the analysis of the fundamentals of copper, nickel, zinc, aluminum, lead, tin, and technical indicators such as moving averages, MACD, RSI, etc., to interpret the current market conditions and provide support/resistance and target reference.

Rob Sluymer, technical strategist at RBC Wealth Management: Gold has "moved to a level that we don't think is a good place to put more money" and there is a possibility of a correction.

The "Trump 2028" hat is now available in the official Trump store for $50. Mr. Trump said last month that he was "not joking" about running for a third term, and although the 22nd Amendment of the US Constitution explicitly bars presidents from serving more than two terms, Mr. Trump said it was too early to talk about it, but he "has a way" to make it happen. Tom Cole, chairperson of the House Appropriations Committee, called the idea "far too whimsical,...

U.S. stocks ended sharply higher, with the Dow up 1.23%, the Nasdaq up 2.74%, and the S & P 500 up 2.03%. Star technology stocks generally rose, with Tesla, Amazon, and Microsoft up more than 3%, Google and Meta up more than 2%, and Apple up nearly 2%. The semiconductor sector led the way, with Micron Technology and Broadcom up more than 6%, Intel and AMD up more than 4%, and NVIDIA up more than 3%.

Helium, the DePIN project, has announced the signing of "a commercial agreement" with telecoms company AT & T to connect its community-built Wi-Fi networks to AT & T subscribers' networks. Mario Di Dio, managing director of Helium Networks, said AT & T subscribers would "automatically connect" to the Helium network when they are close to a hotspot. Hotspot device deployers will not receive payments directly from AT & T, but will continue to earn HNT tokens through a "usage-based rewards system"....

The dollar index, which measures the greenback against major currencies, fell 0.47 percent on the day to close at 99.375 in late foreign exchange trading.

U.S. President Donald Trump said the Federal Reserve should cut interest rates and hoped the central bank would cut them, again criticizing the central bank for being slow to act.

US President Trump: We want a quick end to the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, and we have made a lot of progress. The next few days will be very critical.

Coinbase International Exchange announced that it will list $PAXG, its first commodity-linked perpetual contract, on May 1, 2025 at 9:30AM UTC, providing traders with up to 20x leverage exposure to the price of gold. PAXG-PERP tracks the price of an ounce of gold, combining the volatility of the crypto market with the stability of the gold market.

Beth Hammack, president of the Cleveland Fed, ruled out a rate cut in May but said the central bank could act as early as June if there was clear evidence of economic direction. "If we have clear and compelling data by June and a clear idea of what course of action to take then I think the committee will act," Mr. Hammack said in an interview on Thursday.

President Donald Trump has said that ceasefire talks with Ukraine and Russia have their own deadlines, after which there will be a different approach to the matter. Trump said he thought Russia's Vladimir Putin would listen to him and stop military strikes in Ukraine.

Mr. Kellogg, the US government's special envoy for Ukraine, said hours after meetings with Ukrainians and Europeans in London that he viewed the talks as "frank, positive and productive". But another senior US official said significant differences remained between the two sides over the US-proposed framework and timetable for ending the conflict.

US Federal Reserve Governor Christopher Waller warned on the same day that the trade war sparked by US President Donald Trump could soon lead to higher unemployment. It is reported that the current job situation in the United States is already at risk because other countries have imposed retaliatory tariffs on US goods. If foreign customers reduce orders, some export-dependent industries in the United States may be forced to lay off workers. Waller said that if the tariffs remain in place, there...