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Gold Nears $4,400 & Silver Breaks $64 as Iran Shuts Down Talks | Markets Recap Aug 10, 2026

Oil is climbing for a third straight session after Iran ruled out direct talks with Washington. Gold is pushing toward $4,400, silver just cleared $64, and Nasdaq futures are leading into a make-or-break inflation print.

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🛢️ Iran's foreign minister confirmed Sunday that Tehran is NOT in direct negotiations with Washington, and warned the Strait of Hormuz stays closed without American concessions. Brent October traded just above $84, up about 0.8%. WTI held near $79. Energy producers could benefit if this drags. Watch for an Iran–Oman shipping agreement — that returns barrels fast and pulls crude lower.

🥇 Gold futures traded near $4,400 an ounce overnight, spot nearer $4,300. Silver cleared $64, up roughly 11% in a week. The confirmation to watch: silver defending $64 on its first real pullback.

📈 The S&P 500 closed Friday at a record 7,757, up 0.6%. Nasdaq Composite added 1.3% — the best week since April after July payrolls unexpectedly fell 23,000 and cooled Fed hike expectations. Overnight: S&P futures higher, Nasdaq futures up ~0.5%, Dow futures slipping on oil.

Nikkei closed up ~2% near 67,000 on Advantest and Tokyo Electron. The BOJ's July summary showed at least 3 of 9 members pushing for faster hikes — a September move is live. A sharply stronger yen is the risk.

₿ Bitcoin near $65,000 (+0.5%). Ether around $1,920. XRP near $1.03, down ~3% on the week. U.S. spot bitcoin ETFs pulled in nearly $99 million Friday — five straight days of inflows. Ether funds added about $50 million.

🔎 Rotation into hard assets and AI hardware, away from crude-sensitive cyclicals. July CPI lands Wednesday near 3.4%. CoreWeave and Super Micro report Tuesday, Applied Materials Thursday.

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