Financial Morning Post (2024.05.29) Gold and silver Affected by geopolitical tensions and a weaker dollar, spot gold extended its rebound, reaching as high as $2,358.52, up more than 1% on the day. Spot gold rose for a third straight session, recovering from the $2,360 mark. Spot silver also extended its rebound, hovering near the $32 mark in late trading. Us stock trends The Nasdaq rose 0.59% to surpass 17,000 and hit another record high. The Dow was down 0.55%. The S&P 500 rose 0.02%. Us consumer confidence unexpectedly rose in May for the first time in four months on less negative views of business conditions and the Labour market, data showed. Nvidia: Up nearly 7% for a total market cap of $2.8 trillion, just $100 billion shy of Apple. Media reports have said that Musk's startup xAI plans to use Nvidia's H100 chip to develop a supercomputer. Federal Reserve and Central Bank dynamics Fed: Governor Bowman says balance sheet reduction should continue, thinks policy statement needs more details; Minneapolis Fed president says he hasn't completely ruled out a rate hike. ECB: Governing Council Holtzmann expects two and up to three rate cuts in 2024. Vietnam stock market Vietnam Index: Up 14.05 points (1.11%), recouping all of last week's losses. Volume of Ho Chi Minh Market: 834 million shares (+20.55%) with turnover of VND 22.027 trillion (+25.46%). Foreign capital continued to sell a net of VND1.148 trillion, bringing the total net selling of foreign capital since the beginning of May to VND11.153 trillion, the strongest net outflow since the beginning of the year. Telegram Group: https://t.me/jrfxasia2024