Gold Price Forecast: XAU/USD jumps above $4,350 on US-Venezuela tensions

Gold price (XAU/USD) climbs to around $4,370 during the early Asian trading hours on Monday. The precious metal extends its upside amid a renewed surge in geopolitical risk after the United States' (US) capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.

AUD/USD weakens below 0.6700 following US capture of Venezuela’s Maduro

The AUD/USD price attracts some sellers near 0.6685 during the early Asian session on Monday. A fresh surge in geopolitical risk after the United States (US) capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro boosts safe-haven currencies like the US Dollar (USD) against the Australian Dollar (AUD).

Fed’s Paulson: Job market has been bending not breaking

Speaking ahead of the 2026 Allied Social Science Associations Annual Meeting on Saturday, Philadelphia Federal Reserve (Fed) President Anna Paulson noted that “job market has been bending not breaking.”

OPEC+ keeps output steady amid escalating geopolitical tensions

In Sunday's virtual meeting of its eight members - Saudi Arabia, Russia, the UAE, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Iraq, Algeria and Oman- the OPEC+ decided to keep the oil output unchanged, while avoiding the discussions of the geopolitical crises affecting several of the producer group's members.

Breaking: US Trump speaks about Venezuelan President Maduro's capture

United States (US) President Donald Trump gave a press conference at his residence in Mar-a-Lago.