Surging demand, long development timelines and China’s market dominance are reshaping investment risk and opportunity across the critical metals landscape through 2030 and beyond.

Should you be relieved at the dulcet economic tones coming from the eurozone? Perhaps, after years of crises. The problem is, the rest of the world is dancing to a harder, faster, louder beat. Europe needs to change its tune.

The Japanese 10 year yield continues to soar and the bond vigilantes are about to smack markets lower.

After years of stagnation, the German economy looks set for a cyclical rebound. Whether that morphs into a substantial recovery highly depends on politics.

Apple Inc. is trading close to its 52-week high amid mixed signals, driven by AI upgrade narratives and upcoming earnings, raising both investor interest and short-term risk.

Gold holds near record highs as markets eye U.S. CPI and escalating conflict in the Middle East. Political instability and Fed uncertainty are driving safe-haven demand, keeping gold in focus ahead of key inflation data.

The headline CPI print rose 0.3% MoM (vs +0.3% MoM exp) driving prices up 2.7% on a YoY basis (vs +2.7% YoY exp).

PayPal’s stock price has remained under pressure this year and has moved to its lowest level since April last year.

The U.S. dollar is mostly confined to narrow ranges against most of the G10 currencies today, ahead of the U.S. CPI report and U.S. corporate earnings. The yen is a notable exception.

If this plays out, expect wild howls by Trump later this month.

Bitcoin price held steady above the key support level at $90,000 as traders waited for major events this week. The BTC/USD pair rose to 92,000, much higher than the November low of 80,400.

Monero is breaking into all-time highs, with both monthly and weekly technical structures suggesting the rally may still be in its early stages despite potential short-term pullbacks.

The gold market has rallied again during the trading session on Monday with a litany of issues driving this market higher at the moment.

From a monetary policy perspective, the DOJ action could alter how policy is formulated and, equally important, how the public perceives the process.

​​​​​​​The rally in markets carried over to Asia, where attractive valuations and promising growth prospects drew investors’ attention away from U.S. markets.

​​​​​​​The U.S. Health and Human Services Dept. and the Agriculture Dept. recently unveiled the Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025–2030, which revives and updates the classic food pyramid.

On Monday evening, Trump announced the imposition of 25% tariffs on countries trading with Iran, following repeated warnings of potential military action amid mass protests in the country.

The EUR/USD pair stabilised around 1.1658 on Tuesday, following a period of volatility over the preceding two sessions.

The price of silver significantly outperformed in 2025. The trend could continue if physical demand rebounds and investor appetite remains strong. Conversely, a decline in flows to silver-backed ETPs could slow the momentum seen this year.

The pushback from some Republican lawmakers against the DoJ probe on Fed Chair Powell has eased market nerves. And while more reassurances are likely needed, that may be enough for today, allowing the dollar to continue recovering...