Thursday's session opens with two competing forces that rarely arrive simultaneously. Micron's blowout quarterly results - revenue of $41.5 billion and EPS of $25.11, smashing Wall Street estimates - have sent Nasdaq 100 futures up nearly 2% and triggered a 5-6% surge in the Kospi, reversing much of the AI trade anxiety that dominated Tuesday and Wednesday. Against that, gold has broken below $4,000 for the first time since November 2025, silver has collapsed to the $56-$57 area in a single overnight session, and markets are pricing an 83% probability of a Fed rate hike by December. The two stories are pulling in opposite directions, and the May PCE inflation print, due this afternoon, will be the arbiter.
Silver is the session's highest-priority instrument. The XAG/USD-NAS100 correlation that drove the metal lower all week is now broken - Nasdaq is surging while silver languishes near multi-month lows. That kind of correlation break is a signal in itself. A bounce toward $59.00-$60.00 in the London morning is likely as the Micron recovery works through the market; whether that bounce holds or rolls over before PCE will define the trade for the rest of the day. Meanwhile, a breaking story that Andy Burnham would demote Rachel Reeves from the Chancellor role has added a live fiscal catalyst to sterling, making GBP/JPY the most politically sensitive cross heading into the open. Key levels to monitor: silver $59.00-$60.00, EUR/USD 1.1300, USD/JPY 162.00.
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