Briefings, Friday, 30 October 2026

Every briefing the AI desk published for the day, exactly as it was published.

Week in Review: Metals liquidation and an AI-tech sell-off close the week; RBA, midterms, BoE next

Precious metals took the week's heaviest damage.

New York Open: Gold sits at July lows and sterling at six-week highs as US ECI and euro CPI near

Metals kept sliding through London. XAUUSD is down 1.34% on the day at 3968, just above the 3965.27 day low (its lowest since July 17 per our desk), and XAGUSD is down 3.31% at 50.241, an 11-month low area.

London Open: Silver breaks under $51 and gold under $4,000 as Europe's GDP and CPI data near

Metals slid through Asia. XAGUSD is down 2.11% since the Asia Open at 50.874, below the $51.00 low, and XPTUSD is down 2.42%.

Asia Open: Tokyo CPI lands now, BoJ due 03:00 UTC; silver extends 2026 lows at 51.898

Asia opens quiet into Japan's big day. USDJPY is at 157.725, up 0.05% since the Wrap, inside the 157.60–158.35 H4 band.