Trading news

Here is a rundown of latest headlines surrounding the crisis in the Middle East as the United States (US) and Israel’s war against Iran enters the fourth week:

Silver price (XAG/USD) retreats late in the North American session, down by over 6.80% in the day, poised to finish the week with losses of more than 15.70%, posting its second-largest weekly loss since the one that ended down 17.39% on January 30. At the time of writing, XAG/USD trades at $67.89.

United States CFTC S&P 500 NC Net Positions increased to $-113.1K from previous $-134.5K

United States CFTC Gold NC Net Positions: $159.9K vs previous $163.1K

Eurozone CFTC EUR NC Net Positions down to €21.1K from previous €105.1K

United States CFTC Oil NC Net Positions fell from previous 228K to 218.7K

Japan CFTC JPY NC Net Positions declined to ¥-67.8K from previous ¥-41.4K

United Kingdom CFTC GBP NC Net Positions increased to £-65.5K from previous £-84.2K

Australia CFTC AUD NC Net Positions up to $69.1K from previous $54.2K

The US Dollar (USD)i weakened this week, with the US Dollar Index (DXY) slipping back below 100.00 to 99.60 on Friday after a surge in the middle of the week driven by the Federal Reserve's (Fed) decision to hold rates in the 3.50%-3.75% range.

Gold (XAU/USD) price extended on Friday its losses for the eighth straight day, poised to end the week down by more than 8.50% as Oil prices continued to rally, boosting the haven appeal of the Greenback.

A Reuters poll revealed that the Bank of Mexico — also known as Banxico for its Spanish acronym — is expected to keep interest rates steady at 7% at the March 26 meeting amid concerns about the Middle East war.

Argentina Gross Domestic Product (YoY) came in at 2.1%, below expectations (2.2%) in 4Q

The Swiss Franc (CHF) trades flat against the US Dollar (USD) on Friday, reversing part of its earlier gains as the Greenback eases slightly from daily highs. At the time of writing, USD/CHF is trading around 0.7878 after briefly touching the 0.7900 mark.

United States Baker Hughes US Oil Rig Count: 414 vs 412

The Dow Jones Industrial Average tumbled around 257 points, or 0.6%, on Friday as all three major US indices tracked toward a fourth consecutive losing week. The S&P 500 fell 0.8%, while the Nasdaq Composite underperformed with a decline of 1.2%.

EUR/USD trades with a mild downside bias on Friday as a modest rebound in the US Dollar weighs on the Euro, with price action lacking follow-through buying after failing to sustain a break above the 1.1600 mark.

The GBP/USD trims some of its Thursday’s gains, down by 0.84%, as traders turned risk-averse amid an escalation of the Middle East conflict and priced in no rate cuts by the Federal Reserve in 2026. At the time of writing, the pair trades below 1.3350 after hitting a daily high of 1.3442.

AUD/USD trades lower around 0.7040 on Friday at the time of writing, down 0.68% on the day, as the pair is pressured by a return of safe-haven demand despite supportive domestic factors in Australia.

USD/CAD recovers from intraday lows on Friday as softer-than-expected Canadian Retail Sales data weighs on the Canadian Dollar (CAD), while a rebound in the US Dollar (USD) provides additional support to the pair.