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Oil prices are rising again, but this isn't 1973. Discover why today's energy shocks hit differently, how central banks replaced oil cartels as the key variable, and what it means for inflation, growth, and your economy.Key HighlightsThe shock is real, but the mechanism has …
Equities rally and yields retreat as five-day pause in hostilities offers respite from energy-driven inflation fears, though Tehran’s ‘total compensation’ demands temper late-session gains.
Gold has been one of the strongest-performing major assets over the past year, but the numbers in the earlier draft needed tightening. TheLBMA PM annual average gold price for 2025 was $3,431/oz, up 44% year over year, and gold set53 new all-time highs during …
Palantir Technologiesshares jumped more than 5% on Monday after the Pentagon formally designated Maven Smart System — the artificial intelligence platform the company operates for the US military — as a programme of record, a classification that locks in sustained government funding and significantly …
Bitcoin’s claim to be “digital gold” has long rested on a simple proposition. In times of geopolitical stress and monetary disorder, it should act as a store of value independent of traditional financial systems.
Gold was supposed to be the safe harbour. The one asset that holds firm when currencies wobble, markets panic, and geopolitical fires spread. In early 2026, it is none of those things.
The Pause That Does Not Change the Picture
Trump's decision to postpone strikes buys time for diplomacy: but with the Strait still choked, Iranian missiles still flying, and markets still in shock, the pause is fragile and the underlying pressure unresolved.Key HighlightsTrump announced Monday morning he is postponing all US strikes on …
Oil markets do not believe in half-measures. When President Donald Trump announced on Monday morning that he had ordered a five-day pause on planned American military strikes against Iranian energy infrastructure, citing "productive conversations" with Tehran, the reaction was immediate and convulsive. West Texas …
The Strait of Hormuz, long regarded as one of the most critical chokepoints in global energy trade, has abruptly moved to the center of financial markets. Escalating tensions between the United States, Israel, and Iran have triggered credible threats of closure, disrupting a route …
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