European Markets Wrap-Up: Gold remains under pressure amid US-Iran stalemate; traders await new catalysts

Thursday, 23 Apr, 2026 Commodities Gold remains under pressure amid US-Iran stalemate; traders await new catalysts FUNDAMENTAL OVERVIEW Gold has come under renewed pressure on Tuesday after the markets got a bit scared following Iran’s refusal to participate in the Islamabad talks due to the US blockade in the Str News UK March flash services PMI 52.0 vs 50.0 expected Prior 50.5 Manufacturing PMI 53.6 vs 50.3 expected Prior 51.0 Composite PMI 52.0 vs 49.9 expected Prior 50.3 S&P Global notes that its gauge of input prices in this month showed the biggest monthl Learn more Cryptocurrency The single chart for bitcoin long term investors shows bulls are fine Bitcoin has demonstrated significant strength this week, supported by substantial institutional demand. Current data shows ETF inflows have reached $1.5 billion , a trend that contributed to over $200 News Eurozone April flash services PMI 47.4 vs 49.8 expected Prior 50.2 Manufacturing PMI 52.2 vs 50.9 expected Prior 51.6 Composite PMI 48.6 vs 50.1 expected Prior 50.7 Similar to the French and German reports earlier, the industry sector shows a modest jump i News Germany April flash manufacturing PMI 51.2 vs 51.4 expected Prior 52.2 Services PMI 46.9 vs 50.4 expected Prior 50.9 Composite PMI 48.3 vs 51.2 expected Prior 51.9 The US-Iran war is clearly weighing on economic activity as growth slows down further while infl News France April flash services PMI 46.5 vs 48.5 expected Prior 48.8 Manufacturing PMI 52.8 vs 49.5 expected Prior 50.0 Composite PMI 47.6 vs 48.6 expected Prior 48.8 French economic activity is seen contracting at its quickest pace in 14 months as the fallo News France April business confidence 94 vs 96 expected Prior 97 It's a notable miss on estimates as the French business climate worsens significantly amid the fallout from the US-Iran conflict. The reading is the lowest since February 2021. Manufacturing News What are the main events for today? EUROPEAN SESSION In the European session, we have the Flash PMIs for the major Eurozone economies and the UK. We already got the PMIs for Australia and Japan and although they showed resilience, they Learn more Forex Orders FX option expiries for 23 April 10am New York cut There are just a couple of expiries to take note of on the day, as highlighted in bold below. That being for EUR/USD with a heavy chunk layered between 1.1650 to 1.1700. As things stand, US-Iran headl

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