Gold, silver, oil, and stocks all declined on Monday, as market sentiment shifted to caution

BlockBeats News, February 2nd, Monday morning, the US dollar against the Japanese yen strengthened, Asian stock index futures generally declined, and US stock index futures fell 1%, highlighting the fragility of market sentiment after a week of turbulence on Wall Street.

At the opening, spot gold’s decline widened to 3.5%, silver fell nearly 9%, and WTI crude oil dropped 4%.

Previously, due to the plunge in precious metals and the impact of Trump’s nomination of Kevin Waugh as the next Federal Reserve Chairman, the US dollar hit its largest single-day gain since May of last year last Friday. (Jin10)