Silver price today: rises on January 2

Silver prices (XAG/USD) rose on Friday, according to FXStreet data. Silver trades at $74.51 per troy ounce, up 4.07% from the $71.59 it cost on Thursday. Silver prices have increased by 4.82% since the beginning of the year. Unit measure Silver Price Today in USD Troy Ounce 74.51 1 Gram 2.40 The Gold/Silver ratio, which shows the number of…

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EUR/GBP drifts lower, nearing 0.8700 after Eurozone, UK manufacturing data

The EUR/GBP extended losses for the third day in a row, although it remains trapped within a tight range, roughly between 0.8700 and 0.8740, in the aftermath of a series of downbeat manufacturing activity data releases in the Eurozone and the UK. Eurozone’s final HCOB Manufacturing PMI revealed that the sector’s activity contracted at a faster-than-expected pace in December….

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Best growth stocks to buy for January 2nd

Here are three stocks with buy ranks and strong growth characteristics for investors to consider today January 2nd: RenaissanceRe (RNR): This company, which provides property-catastrophe reinsurance to insurers and reinsurers globally on the basis of excess of loss (coverage of losses over a specified limit), carries a Zacks Rank #1 (Strong Buy), and has witnessed the Zacks Consensus Estimate…

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GBP/USD dips below 1.3450 following final UK manufacturing PMI data

The Pound has been rejected at 1.3475 on the early London trading session on Friday, and retreated to session lows at the 1.3450 area at the time of writing. The pair has turned negative on the daily chart following the downward revision of the UK’s December $&P Global Manufacturing PMI, but remains within the weekly range, above 1.3400. UK…

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FTSE 100 hits record high at 10,052

The FTSE 100’s brief rally above the 10,000 milestone is a powerful signal for UK markets, reflecting ongoing confidence in earnings resilience, attractive valuations and the growing appeal of UK equities to international investors at a time when policy headwinds are beginning to ease. While the index’s recent outperformance may become choppier in 2026, it remains fundamentally supported by…

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Newsquawk Week Ahead: US and Canada jobs, ISM PMIs, EZ Inflation, and Fed Chair pick (TBC)

Sun: OPEC+ Mon: European Epiphany holiday (No After-Hours Trading in Italy); UK Mortgage Approvals/Lending (Nov), US ISM Manufacturing PMI (Dec), Final PMIs (Dec) Tue: European Epiphany holiday (No After-Hours Trading in Italy); French & German Prelim HICP (Dec), EZ Final PMIs (Dec), UK Final PMIs (Dec) Wed: Australian CPI (Nov), German Retail Sales (Nov), Unemployment (Dec), Chinese FX Reserves…

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USD/CHF stalls below 0.7940 in a calm New Year session

The US Dollar is trading practically flat against the Swiss Franc, right below the 0.7940 line, ahead of the US session opening on Friday, The pair has edged up from three-month lows at the 0.7860 area in late December, but it closed the 2025 year with a more than 12% decline. A combination of market concerns about Trump’s trading…

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