{"id":3623,"date":"2026-01-15T14:52:19","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T03:52:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.amillex.com\/?p=3623"},"modified":"2026-01-15T14:52:20","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T03:52:20","slug":"amillex-daily-market-commentary-unstoppable-momentum-silver-surges-beyond-usd-93-as-gold-faces-a-peak-test-amid-strong-ppi-inflation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.amillex.com\/pt\/2026\/01\/15\/amillex-daily-market-commentary-unstoppable-momentum-silver-surges-beyond-usd-93-as-gold-faces-a-peak-test-amid-strong-ppi-inflation\/","title":{"rendered":"Amillex\u00a0Daily Market Commentary | Unstoppable Momentum! Silver Surges Beyond USD 93 as Gold Faces a Peak Test Amid Strong PPI Inflation\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

January 15, 2026, a sharp escalation in geopolitical risks, combined with uncertainty over the Federal Reserve\u2019s policy outlook, reignited aggressive safe-haven flows into hard assets. Silver led the rally with near-vertical momentum, decisively breaking above the USD 93\/oz psychological level, driven by strong speculative interest and a growing industrial premium. Gold also advanced firmly, printing a fresh all-time high at USD 4,642\/oz. On the macro front, December PPI accelerated to 3.0% year-on-year, the fastest pace in years, highlighting persistent cost pressures. Although core PPI was flat month-on-month, overall price stickiness reduced expectations for rapid Fed rate cuts, allowing the US dollar to stabilize and rebound modestly. After the surge, both gold and silver faced technical resistance and moved into consolidation, as markets balanced strong bullish conviction against a more cautious reassessment of macro policy risks. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Asset performance and fundamental analysis<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

1. US\u00a0Equity\u00a0Market<\/strong>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    Index Performance<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    • Dow Jones Industrial Average<\/strong>: Closed at approximately\u00a049,135. Weakness in the financial sector\u00a0weighed on\u00a0the index, prompting a modest pullback from above the 49,000\u00a0mark. Investors are\u00a0closely evaluating\u00a0the potential long-term impact of the Trump administration\u2019s executive order capping credit card interest rates at\u00a010%\u00a0on bank profitability.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • S&P 500 Index<\/strong>: Closed at approximately\u00a06,921. The index met resistance just below the\u00a07,000\u00a0milestone. Although earnings momentum across the AI supply chain\u00a0remains\u00a0robust, PPI data that exceeded expectations rekindled concerns about inflation persistence, nudging overall sentiment toward caution.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Nasdaq Composite Index<\/strong>: Closed at approximately\u00a025,455. Technology stocks showed increasing divergence. Several AI infrastructure leaders saw profit-taking after strong rallies, leaving the index\u00a0consolidating\u00a0at elevated levels above\u00a025,000.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

      Stock highlight: <\/strong>Tesla (TSLA)<\/strong>: Closed at approximately $439 (-1.8%), as the company navigates a pivotal transition from hardware manufacturing toward a high-margin software subscription model. Tesla announced it will officially eliminate the one-time FSD purchase option in February, shifting entirely to a monthly subscription framework. This strategic shift aims to unlock stable, recurring revenue from millions of vehicles already in circulation worldwide. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      2. <\/strong>Foreign Exchange Market<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      • US Dollar Index (DXY)<\/strong>: Around\u00a099.17. Despite political pressure favoring a weaker dollar to support trade, resilient labor market data and rising geopolitical safe-haven demand helped the greenback reclaim the\u00a099\u00a0level.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • EUR\/USD<\/strong>: At\u00a01.1645. The euro\u00a0remains\u00a0under sustained pressure. Preliminary annual GDP data from Germany confirmed sluggish growth, reinforcing concerns that the European economy is losing momentum.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
      • USD\/JPY<\/strong>: At\u00a0158.50. The yen slid to recent lows and is edging closer to the\u00a0160\u00a0psychological intervention\u00a0threshold.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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        3. Precious Metals and Commodities<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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        • Spot Gold (XAUUSD)<\/strong>: Surged beyond the historical peak\u00a0of\u00a0$4,642. Gold officially set a new all-time high, driven primarily by strong safe-haven demand tied to concerns over the Federal Reserve\u2019s independence, following reports of related investigations.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Spot Silver (XAGUSD)<\/strong>: Explosively cleared\u00a0the\u00a0$93\u00a0level. Silver has displayed extraordinary momentum at the start of 2026, breaking decisively above\u00a0$93\/oz\u00a0with gains nearing\u00a026%\u00a0over the past two weeks.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

          Commodities<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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          • WTI Crude Oil<\/strong>: Prices\u00a0remain\u00a0locked in a volatile tug-of-war\u00a0around the\u00a0$60\/bbl\u00a0psychological level. Concerns over potential disruptions to Iran\u2019s approximately\u00a03.3 million barrels\/day\u00a0of output briefly lifted prices to a three-month high of\u00a0$61.90.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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            4. Crypto Assets and Macro Developments<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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            • Bitcoin (BTC)<\/strong>: Broke decisively above the\u00a0$95,000\u00a0resistance level, regaining \u201ccatch-up\u201d momentum.\u00a0After a deep consolidation phase at the end of 2025, BTC has reasserted strong upside momentum, gaining more than\u00a04%\u00a0over the past 24 hours.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
            • Ethereum (ETH)<\/strong>: Ethereum is\u00a0attempting\u00a0to reclaim the\u00a0$3,500\u00a0level and currently trades around\u00a0$3,485, after previously\u00a0lagging behind\u00a0Bitcoin.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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              5. Today\u2019s Focus<\/strong> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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              • UK November GDP (MoM)\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              • US Initial Jobless Claims for the week ending January 10\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              • US January New York Fed Manufacturing Index\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n
              • US January Philadelphia Fed Manufacturing Index\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
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                January 15, 2026, a sharp escalation in geopolitical risks, combined with uncertainty over the Federal Reserve\u2019s policy outlook, reignited aggressive safe-haven flows into hard assets. Silver led the rally with near-vertical momentum, decisively breaking above the USD 93\/oz psychological level, driven by strong speculative interest and a growing industrial premium. Gold also advanced firmly, printing a fresh […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":3626,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ocean_post_layout":"","ocean_both_sidebars_style":"","ocean_both_sidebars_content_width":0,"ocean_both_sidebars_sidebars_width":0,"ocean_sidebar":"","ocean_second_sidebar":"","ocean_disable_margins":"enable","ocean_add_body_class":"","ocean_shortcode_before_top_bar":"","ocean_shortcode_after_top_bar":"","ocean_shortcode_before_header":"","ocean_shortcode_after_header":"","ocean_has_shortcode":"","ocean_shortcode_after_title":"","ocean_shortcode_before_footer_widgets":"","ocean_shortcode_after_footer_widgets":"","ocean_shortcode_before_footer_bottom":"","ocean_shortcode_after_footer_bottom":"","ocean_display_top_bar":"default","ocean_display_header":"default","ocean_header_style":"","ocean_center_header_left_menu":"","ocean_custom_header_template":"","ocean_custom_logo":0,"ocean_custom_retina_logo":0,"ocean_custom_logo_max_width":0,"ocean_custom_logo_tablet_max_width":0,"ocean_custom_logo_mobile_max_width":0,"ocean_custom_logo_max_height":0,"ocean_custom_logo_tablet_max_height":0,"ocean_custom_logo_mobile_max_height":0,"ocean_header_custom_menu":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_family":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_subset":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_size":0,"ocean_menu_typo_font_size_tablet":0,"ocean_menu_typo_font_size_mobile":0,"ocean_menu_typo_font_size_unit":"px","ocean_menu_typo_font_weight":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_weight_tablet":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_weight_mobile":"","ocean_menu_typo_transform":"","ocean_menu_typo_transform_tablet":"","ocean_menu_typo_transform_mobile":"","ocean_menu_typo_line_height":0,"ocean_menu_typo_line_height_tablet":0,"ocean_menu_typo_line_height_mobile":0,"ocean_menu_typo_line_height_unit":"","ocean_menu_typo_spacing":0,"ocean_menu_typo_spacing_tablet":0,"ocean_menu_typo_spacing_mobile":0,"ocean_menu_typo_spacing_unit":"","ocean_menu_link_color":"","ocean_menu_link_color_hover":"","ocean_menu_link_color_active":"","ocean_menu_link_background":"","ocean_menu_link_hover_background":"","ocean_menu_link_active_background":"","ocean_menu_social_links_bg":"","ocean_menu_social_hover_links_bg":"","ocean_menu_social_links_color":"","ocean_menu_social_hover_links_color":"","ocean_disable_title":"default","ocean_disable_heading":"default","ocean_post_title":"","ocean_post_subheading":"","ocean_post_title_style":"","ocean_post_title_background_color":"","ocean_post_title_background":0,"ocean_post_title_bg_image_position":"","ocean_post_title_bg_image_attachment":"","ocean_post_title_bg_image_repeat":"","ocean_post_title_bg_image_size":"","ocean_post_title_height":0,"ocean_post_title_bg_overlay":0.5,"ocean_post_title_bg_overlay_color":"","ocean_disable_breadcrumbs":"default","ocean_breadcrumbs_color":"","ocean_breadcrumbs_separator_color":"","ocean_breadcrumbs_links_color":"","ocean_breadcrumbs_links_hover_color":"","ocean_display_footer_widgets":"default","ocean_display_footer_bottom":"default","ocean_custom_footer_template":"","_glsr_average":0,"_glsr_ranking":0,"_glsr_reviews":0,"ocean_post_oembed":"","ocean_post_self_hosted_media":"","ocean_post_video_embed":"","ocean_link_format":"","ocean_link_format_target":"self","ocean_quote_format":"","ocean_quote_format_link":"post","ocean_gallery_link_images":"on","ocean_gallery_id":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3623","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-english-news","entry","has-media"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amillex.com\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3623","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amillex.com\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amillex.com\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amillex.com\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amillex.com\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3623"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.amillex.com\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3623\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3625,"href":"https:\/\/www.amillex.com\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3623\/revisions\/3625"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amillex.com\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3626"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amillex.com\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3623"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amillex.com\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3623"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amillex.com\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3623"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}