(Kitco NewsWire) – Spot gold and silver prices were firmer in late U.S. trading Thursday, as bullion found support from easing October Federal Reserve rate-hike expectations while elevated Treasury yields and a firm U.S. dollar continued to limit upside. At the time of writing, spot gold was trading near $4,159.11 an ounce, up 0.10% on the session, while spot silver was trading near $60.980, up 0.18%. North American equities finished modestly higher after another volatile session driven by sharp swings in t ...

The global bond sell-off intensified on Thursday, driving 10-year US government borrowing costs to their highest level in 24 years in a frantic day's trading. The threat of a renewed round of inflation from the persistently high cost of oil has spooked investors on both sides of the Atlantic, with central banks expected to raise interest rates in the coming months to prevent price increases from becoming embedded. The sell-off drove the yield, or interest rate, on 10-year US Treasuries to 5.34% – the highes ...

亚洲市场整体表现 - 亚洲股市周四早盘多数上涨 投资者对科技相关议题保持兴趣 尽管对伊朗战争存在持续担忧 [1] - 日本日经225指数早盘大涨2.4%至68,355.81点 [1] - 澳大利亚S&P/ASX 200指数下跌1.7%至8,638.10点 [1] - 韩国Kospi指数微涨0.5%至6,873.06点 [1] - 香港恒生指数上涨0.4%至24,613.27点 [1] - 上海综合指数上涨0.3%至3,842.19点 [1] 科技与半导体行业 - 东京交易中 受计算机芯片和AI相关增长强劲需求提振的个股近几个交易日持续上涨 [2] - 受益个股包括Advantest Corp.、Tokyo Electron和SoftBank Group Corp. [2] 美国股市表现 - 美国股市周三多数下跌 尽管有迹象显示美国经济依然强劲 [3] - 标普500指数下跌0.3% 创下过去四个月中第三个月度下跌 [3] - 道琼斯工业平均指数下跌443点 跌幅0.9% [3] - 纳斯达克综合指数上涨0.2% [3] - 标普500指数最终下跌19.30点至7,651.54点 [7] - 道琼斯工业平均指数最终下跌443.87点至50,906.05点 [7] - 纳斯达克综合指数最终上涨63.52点至26,861.06点 [7] 通胀数据 - 报告显示美国上月通胀没有经济学家预期的那么糟糕 [4] - 美国消费者8月整体生活成本同比上涨3.4% [4] - 该数据低于经济学家预期的3.7%通胀率 [4] - 但仍高于美联储2%的目标 [4] 能源与原油市场 - 美国基准原油下跌0.56%至每桶89.91美元 [4] - 布伦特原油国际基准下跌0.35%至每桶97.69美元 [4] - 近几个月油价剧烈波动 因伊朗战争何时能完全恢复原油流动存在不确定性 [5] - 伊朗官员周三表示已收到美国对德黑兰最新停战提议的正式回应 但未透露回应内容及是否被拒绝 [5] - 美国总统特朗普几天前公开拒绝了伊朗提出的条件 即在满足某些条件的情况下一周内重新开放霍尔木兹海峡 [6] 债券与外汇市场 - 10年期美国国债收益率升至5.29% 高于周二晚间的5.26% 回到2002年二十多年前的水平 [6] - 30年期美国国债收益率升至5.64% 高于周二晚间的5.59% [7] - 美元兑日元升至158.17日元 高于157.33日元 [7] - 欧元兑美元报1.1328美元 低于1.1334美元 [7]