Monday, May 25, 2026

Tokyo stocks hit record, oil and dollar ease on Middle East peace hopes

FESX1! +1.38% NQ1! +1.35% BRN1! −8.46% CL1! −5.73% Key points: Hopes of Strait of Hormuz opening lift risk assets Nikkei surges to record high, U.S. stock futures gain Dollar stumbles as investors move out of safe haven; oil slides Conflicting messages on the peace deal keep enthusiasm grounded

$4000 at risk: Gold sellers refuse to give up amid hot US inflation, Mideast tensions

  Gold pauses its recovery from seven-month lows of $4,024 in Wednesday’s Asian trading, after facing fresh offers above the $4,100 level. G...