Russia Foreign Trade down to $6.795B in November from previous $11.143B

Jan 23, 2026

Gold pauses near record highs as bulls struggle below $5,000

Gold (XAU/USD) eases modestly on Friday as mild profit-taking sets in following a surge to a fresh record high near $4,967 earlier in the Asian session. XAU/USD hovers around $4,930 at the time of writing and is set for a third straight weekly advance.

EUR/GBP slides as UK PMIs and Retail Sales beat expectations

The Euro (EUR) weakens against the British Pound (GBP) on Friday, with Sterling outperforming its major peers after stronger-than-expected UK economic data. At the time of writing, EUR/GBP is trading around 0.8677 after climbing to a three-week high near 0.8745 earlier this week.