Right now gold is behaving less like a refuge and more like what it is: one of the deepest and most liquid financial markets in the world. In the early stages of stress, investors tend to sell what they can, not necessarily what they distrust. The recent softness in gold and silver is therefore better […]
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 […]