Sunday, 13 September 2026
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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…
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…
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, …
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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 …
Prices are likely to rise substantially if the Strait of Hormuz remains, in effect, closed, market watchers say.
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…
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…
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…
Oil remains supported near $90/bbl by Middle East tensions and attacks on vessels in the Strait of Hormuz
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…
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…
Gold crashed 8% to $4,941 and silver plunged 17% to $95 on January 30, 2026, the worst single-day decline since 2013.
August 14, 2026, 3:44 AM EDT. Stellantis (BIT:STLAM) has rolled out a broader selection for the 2027 Grand Cherokee, introducing new Trailhawk, Overland, and Upland variants with advanced features. However, the company’…
GOLD: Bullish Going Into This Week. But Is It A Buy?In this Weekly Market Forecast, we will analyze Gold for the week of Aug 10-14th. Gold enters the week with a bullish bias after a strong rally pushed prices near $4,4…
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…
With the average price of gasoline in the United States above $4.50 a gallon — about a 40 percent rise since the Iran war began in late February — Americans have been climbing into their cars less often, and stepping on…