Gold Rally Shows How Treasury Buybacks Are Repricing Monetary Risk
Gold is on track for its third consecutive weekly gain, with XAU/USD holding above the psychologically important US$4,500 per ounce level.
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Gold Tests a Double Top as Bearish Momentum Builds Amid Ongoing Conflict
Gold April futures on MCX are trading near â¹1,59,860 after witnessing persistent selling pressure through the session. The price structure reflects a clear downward bias with successive lower highs and lower lows form…
Read more →These 3 AI stocks are bought by both hedge funds and mutual funds
As we near the end of 2025, plenty of unanswered questions remain about tariffs, economic growth, inflation, and interest rates. And while US stocks have enjoyed a solid performance this year on paper, the ride has been…
Read more →Where are central banks keeping their gold?
For most of the 20th century, the arrangement seemed not just logical but obvious. A central bank with significant gold reserves kept the bulk of them in New York or London. Both cities hosted the deep trading infrastru…
Read more →Oil prices post weekly surge on Hormuz impasse, Brent now up 12% over two weeks
August 15, 2026, 3:50 AM EDT. The FTSE 100 sets new record highs in the face of geopolitical uncertainty, with a P/E ratio of 17.7, more affordable than the S&P 500’s 29.8. Investors are encouraged to choose carefully, …
Read more →Wall Street posts worst week in over a month amid bond sell-off, rising oil prices
On Monday, oil prices spiked, and stocks slipped after Iran-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen entered the conflict over the weekend. The Washington Post also reported that the Pentagon is preparing for weekslong ground oper…
Read more →Gold prices surge more than 5% for the week as dollar slides amid bond sell-off
Oil prices are driving much of the panic. WTI Crude Oil jumped nearly 8% to $76.92. Brent Crude Oil climbed toward $80 after another strong gain Monday. Rising crude prices increase inflation pressure. Higher energy cos…
Read more →Is Gold Back? Fiscal Risks and ETF Demand Fuel the Rebound
Gold plunged in March. The LBMA Gold Price PM in USD fell 12% in the month, weighed by rapidly cooling expectations of future Fed cuts – due to inflationary fears stemming from the Middle East war – and momentum factors…
Read more →Gold Nears Double Top Formation, Raising Risk of a Sell-Off
Wall Street’s September debut reinforced its reputation as the weakest trading month of the year. The Dow Jones Industrial Average (^DJI) closed at 45,002.90, falling 541.98 points or 1.19%. The S&P 500 (^GSPC) ended at…
Read more →Has Iranian Crude Become Irrelevant to Global Oil Supply?
On 29 March, Iran launched 15 ballistic missiles at Ukraine. All of them were intercepted and none hit their intended targets. This attack was in response to Ukrainian President Zelensky’s interview to NBC News on 28 Ma…
Read more →Gold Faces Renewed Pressure as Long-Term Treasury Yields Rebound
Gold (XAU/USD) surged toward US$4,520 in Thursday's Asian session, reaching its highest level since early June, as a sharp decline in US Treasury yields and a weaker US dollar provided a powerful boost to the precious m…
Read more →Oil Near $90 Exposes the Cost of Tight Global Refining Capacity
When the global benchmark Brent crude price surges past the $90-per-barrel mark and traffic through the Strait of Hormuz effectively drops to zero amid US-Iran military confrontation, the script from the past half-centu…
Read more →Oil prices march higher as U.S., Iran remain at odds over Hormuz
Prices are likely to rise substantially if the Strait of Hormuz remains, in effect, closed, market watchers say.
Read more →Gold prices extend gains after Treasury says it plans to increase buybacks
August 5, 2026, 3:53 AM EDT.IPOs such as SpaceX and ChangXin Memory Technologies have generated worldwide interest, particularly across the tech and AI sectors. Still, with founders trying to maximize returns and invest…
Read more →Oil Markets Face Growing Risk as Tanker Crossings Slow at Hormuz
The Strait of Hormuz reopening may ease pressure on oil, LNG, global trade and crypto markets, but clearing around 1,500 stranded ships in the Persian Gulf could take weeks or months because of security risks, convoy li…
Read more →Diesel Prices Expose the Energy Shock Brent Is Hiding
This analysis explains how the March 2026 Middle East conflict has split the global oil market into two divergent realities: a futures market pricing amid a relatively short-lived disruption and a physical market where …
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Oil prices turn lower as Bessent says U.S. may have Iran deal "today or tomorrow"
Read more →Brent Oil Holds Firm as Hormuz Disruption Tightens Global Supply
The Bloomberg Commodity Total Return Index has rallied sharply over the past week, driven overwhelmingly by the energy sector as renewed geopolitical tensions in the Middle East once again dominate commodity price actio…
Read more →Gold Outlook Balances Falling Fed Hike Odds Against Elevated Real Yields
The gold price outlook for July 2026 rests on a single tension: the price has fallen 28% from its January record on hawkish Fed expectations, while the structural forces that drove that record — central bank buying, fis…
Read more →Gold Breaks Key Support as Selling Pressure Builds Below $4,444
Gold (XAU/USD) slides to fresh 11-week lows on Wednesday as mounting speculation that the Federal Reserve (Fed) could raise interest rates later this year weighs on demand for the non-yielding metal. At the time of writ…
Read more →Gold’s Rebound Faces a Double Headwind: Yields and Oil
The gold market staged a dramatic counter-trend move that caught traders off guard. Under the simultaneous assault of three traditional headwinds — a strengthening U.S. dollar index, climbing U.S. Treasury yields, and p…
Read more →Oil Near $90 on Escalating Middle East Risks
Oil remains supported near $90/bbl by Middle East tensions and attacks on vessels in the Strait of Hormuz
Read more →Oil prices edge lower after strong week; Iran jitters persist
August 12, 2026, 3:51 AM EDT. Hill & Smith PLC posted 8% revenue growth to $606.7m in H1 2026, led by 14% organic constant currency expansion in US operations. Underlying operating profit climbed 8% to $102.9m while mar…
Read more →Gold rises near $4,400 as Fed minutes, oil risks shape rate outlook
August 12, 2026, 3:51 AM EDT. Hill & Smith PLC posted 8% revenue growth to $606.7m in H1 2026, led by 14% organic constant currency expansion in US operations. Underlying operating profit climbed 8% to $102.9m while mar…
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