18/02/2026 Daily Reports
Gold’s Calm After the Storm
- Dip-Buyers Move In: Following consecutive losses, opportunistic investors stepped in, pushing bullion back toward the $4,919 level.
- The Lunar New Year Effect: With much of Asia offline for the holiday, thin trading volumes have intensified market volatility and “choppy” price action.
- The January Hangover: After hitting an all-time high of $5,595 in late January, gold plummeted toward $4,400 in just two sessions due to speculative selling. The market is currently retracing those massive losses.
- Big Banks Signal “Bullish”: Giants like Goldman Sachs, Deutsche Bank, and BNP Paribas forecast that the upward trend will resume, cited by geopolitical tensions and a shift away from sovereign currencies.
- Eyes on the Fed Minutes: All eyes are on today’s release of the January meeting minutes. Any hint toward future interest rate cuts could provide a significant tailwind for the non-yielding metal.
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Headline: Global Markets Rebound on Tech Strength and Diplomacy Hopes; Oil Firms, Silver Surges as Fed Minutes Loom
- Global markets are showing cautious optimism as investors balance AI-driven equity momentum, central bank signals, and geopolitical developments. In the U.S., Nasdaq Composite futures are up around 0.14%, pointing to a modestly positive open. However, volatility remains elevated as markets debate the sustainability of the AI boom and which technology firms will emerge as long-term leaders.
- In Japan, the Nikkei 225 rebounded between 1.27% and 1.49%, snapping a three-day losing streak. Gains were driven by renewed strength in tech stocks and positioning ahead of upcoming fourth-quarter GDP data. Meanwhile, Germany’s DAX is advancing about 0.80% toward the 25,000 level, supported by stable Eurozone inflation expectations near 1.5% and solid industrial earnings.
- In commodities, Brent crude is slightly higher near $67.64, buoyed by signs of progress in U.S.-Iran nuclear negotiations and tighter supply after Russian and Kazakh output fell short of OPEC+ targets. Gold is stabilizing in the $4,882–$4,933 range following a recent 2% drop, with traders awaiting FOMC minutes for guidance on the Federal Reserve’s policy path under new leadership. Silver stands out with a nearly 3% rally to $75.57, testing technical resistance amid broader metals volatility.
- Globally, the Reserve Bank of New Zealand held rates steady at 2.25%, while thinner liquidity persists as major Asian markets remain closed for Lunar New Year holidays.
