The Daily Bullion: Nikkei's 58% year leads a quiet tape
A subdued session sees the Nikkei extend its lead while crypto softens and majors barely budge. Gold sits near 4,370 and silver holds a 71% year.
A subdued session sees the Nikkei extend its lead while crypto softens and majors barely budge. Gold sits near 4,370 and silver holds a 71% year.

ADAUSD trades at 0.1788, down 1.7% on the session and near the bottom of its 52-week range, with ATR at a 12-month low and eight consecutive lower closes.
US tech opens the day higher with the Nasdaq 100 up 1.37% and the Nikkei up 1.12%, while gold, silver and platinum all retreat. FX majors sit flat.
The Nikkei 225 jumped 1.88% and gold and silver each rose 0.83%, while Cardano and Dogecoin led a broad crypto retreat into the US close.
The Nikkei led global gains at +1.88% while gold and silver each added 0.83%. European indices drifted flat and crypto slid, with ADA and Dogecoin down over 3%.
Altcoins eased against the dollar after the US PPI and Core PPI reports landed at 12:30 UTC, with UNIUSD leading a modest pullback.
US Core PPI m/m lands at 12:30 UTC on Aug 13, forecast 0.3% vs 0.2% prior. What it measures and how USD-linked instruments are trading now.
The Nikkei 225 led global gains at +1.9% while gold and silver each rose 0.83%. Crypto stayed soft, with Cardano and Dogecoin down over 3%.
Oil closed higher again to cap a double-digit weekly run, while gold and silver eased and US equities dipped. Full New York close wrap.
Crude extended its run with Brent up 11% on the week as gold and silver slipped, while European indices edged higher and Asia diverged.
US CPI and Core CPI landed at 12:30 UTC on 12 Aug 2026. Dogecoin led a broad slip across crypto against the dollar in the immediate reaction.

A descriptive technical read of Dogecoin (DOGUSD) at 0.0716: downtrend below the 200-day, neutral RSI at 52, and ATR at a one-year low.