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Gold It’s been a quiet week for metals despite plenty of developments to note. As of writing, gold prices are just a little below the weekly open and have yet to break the range of the prior week. The week started with a weaker tone to… Read More

In its latest World Economic Outlook released this week, the International Monetary Fund gave a rather downbeat assessment of global financial conditions. The IMF warned that global growth is projected to fall to just 3% this year. This… Read More

Phase One The global economy has been trending lower over recent months, sparking recessionary fears across the globe. In light of this, the markets were treated to some relief as the first signs of a potential end to the US-China trade… Read More

Trump Abandons Kurds in Syria President Trump has signaled a major shift in US foreign policy this week, paving the way for a Turkish military operation in Syria. The announcement comes amidst a sudden withdrawal of US troops from the… Read More

Trump Optimistic Over Deal US and Chinese officials are due to meet later this week for the next round of trade talks. There has been a great deal of speculation over recent weeks regarding the potential for a partial trade deal.… Read More

Risk-off sentiment once again made its way. This time, thanks to concerns of a possible impeachment of President Trump. Equity markets whipsawed on Tuesday with the S&P500 dropping the most since late August. On the economic… Read More

Record Moves in Oil Its been an extremely volatile start to the week for oil markets. Traders are reacting to the news over the weekend of drone attacks on the world’s largest oil processing site in Saudi Arabia. The strike, which hit the… Read More

The US President has bid goodbye to another national security adviser.  This comes after an array of internal disputes over Russia, Iran, North Korea, and several other foreign policy issues. President Trump took to Twitter,… Read More

Trump Keeps His Cool As the G7 meetings in Biarritz drew to a close yesterday, the market was buoyed by some late optimism from President Trump. Only a few days after describing Chinese Premier Xi as an “enemy”, Trump seemed to reverse… Read More

Despite coming under widespread criticism for such incidents in the past, Trump has once again publicly declared his views on how he wants the Fed to act. Taking to his favorite medium of Twitter, the US president wrote yesterday that:  … Read More