London Edition: Gold slips, oil steadies, Bitcoin holds lows

Welcome to Venor News, London Edition. I'm Gracy Skai.

Gold slips, giving back part of its weekly gain.

CNBC reports a US strike on Iran, while diplomacy with Tehran continues.

Crude steadies after a week of heavy losses on Iran peace hopes.

Bitcoin holds near recent lows as a major exchange hack weighs on sentiment.

First, currencies. Euro-dollar is little changed at 1.1193, up 0.06 percent. The pound is also flat, up 0.07 percent at 1.3413. Dollar-yen is steady at 157.89, down 0.03 percent. The Aussie is the biggest mover, down 0.25 percent at 0.6978. The dollar is holding a firm tone.

Our number of the day: 5.5 percent. That's how far US crude oil has fallen this week.

Gold is down 0.66 percent today at 3,921 dollars, but it is still up 0.94 percent this week. The daily trend is down, with sellers in control, and the daily close was below a recent swing low. The four-hour structure is mixed, ranging. Separately, the Financial Times reports oil has fallen on hopes for US-Iran talks. Reports also say safe-haven demand for the dollar is easing. Traders will watch US JOLTS job openings and the congressional elections for the next signal.

Bitcoin is holding at 76,699 dollars, down 0.12 percent today and 1.44 percent over the week. On the longer view sellers have the edge, while the four-hour chart leans the other way. Investing.com reports Bitcoin slipped after steep October losses, with a Binance hack keeping a lid on sentiment. Ether is also flat, down 0.11 percent at 2,251 dollars.

The key numbers today are US JOLTS job openings at 10:00 New York time, and the congressional elections from 10:16 New York time.

Finally, at the time of this recording, our live barometer showed: euro-dollar leans bullish, gold leans bearish, and Bitcoin leans bearish. For short-term sentiment, watch Market Pulse on our website. And our Session's Briefing goes out before every session on our Telegram channel, Venor Analysis. Scan the code on your screen to join.

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