At the time of writing, gold and silver are sharply lower again. This, despite escalating conflict in the Middle East, rising oil prices and renewed volatility across global markets. In other words, the environment appears, at first glance, exactly the sort in which gold should be performing well. This is frustrating many investors. The traditional […]
At the time of writing it appears that markets are attempting to stabilise, yet the underlying risks remain unresolved. Ongoing disruption in the Middle East, particularly around key shipping routes like the Strait of Hormuz, continues to threaten energy supply, global trade flows, and inflation. Investors are left navigating a landscape that appears calm on […]
I had a birthday earlier this week, a reminder that while we are remarkably good at marking time, we are far less adept at predicting what will happen within it. For many of us we find there to be something deeply comforting about a date, particularly one that appears to bring order to events that […]
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