{"id":4001,"date":"2026-02-11T17:28:03","date_gmt":"2026-02-11T06:28:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.amillex.com\/?p=4001"},"modified":"2026-02-11T17:28:04","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T06:28:04","slug":"amillex-daily-market-commentary-nfp-in-focus-as-gold-holds-firm-above-the-5000-mark","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.amillex.com\/pt\/2026\/02\/11\/amillex-daily-market-commentary-nfp-in-focus-as-gold-holds-firm-above-the-5000-mark\/","title":{"rendered":"Amillex\u00a0Daily Market Commentary | NFP in Focus as Gold Holds Firm Above the 5,000 Mark\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\">11 Feb 2026 \u2014 Gold markets entered a data-heavy week with spot prices holding near USD 5,040\/oz in early Asian trade. After hitting a record USD 5,600\/oz in late January and triggering profit-taking, prices are now&nbsp;consolidating. Mild pressure on Tuesday reflected cautious positioning ahead of key U.S. NFP and CPI data, while flat December retail sales raised growth concerns. Markets are increasingly pricing in two Fed rate cuts this year, lowering gold\u2019s opportunity cost and underpinning prices.&nbsp;A soft NFP print near 70,000 would further confirm a cooling labor market.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:50px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-2 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:20px\"><strong>Asset Performance and Fundamental Analysis<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-3 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\"><strong>1. U.S. Equity Markets<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-4 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\"><strong>Index Performance<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-5\" style=\"font-size:18px\"><strong>Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJI):<\/strong>\u00a050,188.14, up\u00a0<strong>0.10%<\/strong>\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-6\" style=\"font-size:18px\"><strong>S&amp;P 500 (SPX):<\/strong>\u00a06,961.53, up\u00a0<strong>0.11%<\/strong>,\u00a0consolidating\u00a0tightly near the\u00a0<strong>7,000<\/strong>\u00a0level\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-7\" style=\"font-size:18px\"><strong>Nasdaq 100 (NQ):<\/strong>\u00a025,280.50, up\u00a0<strong>0.25%<\/strong>, as markets await key employment and inflation data to re-anchor rate expectations\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-8 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\"><strong>Stock in Focus<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-9\" style=\"font-size:18px\"><strong>Apple (AAPL):<\/strong>\u00a0USD 273.68, down\u00a0<strong>0.34%<\/strong>\u00a0<br>Shares eased from recent highs, reflecting valuation adjustment pressures amid macro uncertainty and rising content-related costs, even for defensive tech leaders.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-10 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\"><strong>2.&nbsp;Forex Exchange Market<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-11\" style=\"font-size:18px\"><strong>U.S. Dollar Index (DXY):<\/strong>\u00a096.914, up\u00a0<strong>0.02%<\/strong>\u00a0<br>The dollar\u00a0remains\u00a0broadly stable as markets weigh expectations of up to\u00a0<strong>three Fed rate cuts<\/strong>\u00a0against ongoing safe-haven demand, keeping the index in a tight range below\u00a0<strong>97<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-12\" style=\"font-size:18px\"><strong>EUR\/USD:<\/strong>\u00a01.18947, flat on the day\u00a0<br>The euro is supported by improving eurozone growth expectations but lacks momentum for a decisive breakout beyond\u00a0<strong>1.19<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-13\" style=\"font-size:18px\"><strong>USD\/JPY:<\/strong>\u00a0154.224, down\u00a0<strong>0.10%<\/strong>\u00a0<br>The yen holds firm amid speculation over potential Bank of Japan policy adjustments and renewed risk-off sentiment.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-14 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\"><strong>3. Precious Metals &amp; Commodities<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-15 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\"><strong>Metais preciosos<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-16\" style=\"font-size:18px\"><strong>Spot Gold (XAU\/USD):<\/strong>\u00a0~USD 5,048.08\/oz, up\u00a0<strong>0.46%<\/strong>\u00a0<br>Supported by geopolitical risks and ongoing structural central bank demand, gold\u00a0remains\u00a0firmly above\u00a0<strong>USD 5,000<\/strong>, with volatility elevated due to risk repricing.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-17\" style=\"font-size:18px\"><strong>Spot Silver (XAG\/USD):<\/strong>\u00a0USD 81.854\/oz, up\u00a0<strong>1.33%<\/strong>\u00a0<br>Silver continues to outperform gold, driven by supply constraints and strong industrial demand as prices enter a phase of discovery.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-18 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\"><strong>Commodities<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-19\" style=\"font-size:18px\"><strong>Crude Oil (WTI):<\/strong>\u00a0USD 64.32\/barrel, up\u00a0<strong>0.16%<\/strong>\u00a0<br>While supply-side pressures persist\u2014particularly from non-OPEC production\u2014geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and concerns over potential supply disruptions are keeping prices supported above\u00a0<strong>USD 60<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-20 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\"><strong>4.&nbsp;Crypto Assets and Macro Developments<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-21\" style=\"font-size:18px\"><strong>Bitcoin (BTC\/USD):<\/strong>\u00a0USD 69,163, up\u00a0<strong>0.52%<\/strong>\u00a0<br>With expectations of ample global liquidity and improving risk sentiment, BTC is\u00a0consolidating\u00a0technically below the\u00a0<strong>USD 70,000<\/strong>\u00a0level.\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-22\" style=\"font-size:18px\"><strong>Ethereum (ETH\/USD):<\/strong>\u00a0USD 2,024.9, up\u00a0<strong>0.16%<\/strong>\u00a0<br>ETH shows a more restrained performance, suggesting capital preference for assets with clearer certainty\u2014such as traditional hard assets or top-tier tokens\u2014under the current rate environment.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-23 wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"font-size:18px\"><strong>5.&nbsp;Today\u2019s Focus&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/strong>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-24\" style=\"font-size:18px\">U.S. January Average Hourly Earnings (MoM)\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-25\" style=\"font-size:18px\">U.S. January Non-Farm Payrolls\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li class=\"has-black-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-26\" style=\"font-size:18px\">U.S. January Unemployment Rate\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>11 Feb 2026 \u2014 Gold markets entered a data-heavy week with spot prices holding near USD 5,040\/oz in early Asian trade. After hitting a record USD 5,600\/oz in late January and triggering profit-taking, prices are now&nbsp;consolidating. Mild pressure on Tuesday reflected cautious positioning ahead of key U.S. NFP and CPI data, while flat December retail [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":4003,"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-4001","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\/4001","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=4001"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.amillex.com\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4001\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4002,"href":"https:\/\/www.amillex.com\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4001\/revisions\/4002"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amillex.com\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4003"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.amillex.com\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4001"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amillex.com\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4001"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.amillex.com\/pt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4001"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}