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Gold and Silver Stumble at the End of Best Year Since the 1970s

Gold and Silver Stumble at the End of Best Year Since the 1970s

The big swings prompted exchange operator CME Group to raise margin requirements twice.

Manuel

Will Trump Get His Rate Cuts In 2026?

Will Trump Get His Rate Cuts In 2026?

Despite incremental dovish shifts in the makeup of the FOMC voters, early 2026 is still likely to bring a pause to the Fed's easing cycle.

Devin

Why 2026 may be a strong year for biotech stocks

Why 2026 may be a strong year for biotech stocks

Biotech stocks could extend gains in 2026 as pricing fears fade, market structure improves, rate cuts support financing, and strong merger activity boosts valuations and investor confidence.

Adam

China takes record share of Europe’s EV market in November

China takes record share of Europe’s EV market in November

Chinese automakers hit a record 12.8% share of Europe’s EV market in November, expanding via hybrids and non-EU markets despite tariffs, intensifying pressure on European carmakers and policymakers.

Adam

Gold And Silver Outlook For 2026: Why Hard Assets May Beat Stocks

Gold And Silver Outlook For 2026: Why Hard Assets May Beat Stocks

Gold's upside case into 2026 is increasingly driven by structural demand—central-bank buying and reserve diversification—pushing price targets toward the $5,000–$6,000 range.Silver remains the laggard despite a multi-year supply deficit, leaving room for an outsized catch-up rally if gold stays supported.S&P 500 upside targets cluster in the 7,100–8,000 range, but most forecasts rely on strong earnings growth and a supportive Fed—conditions that leave little margin for disappointment.

Justin

FTSE 100 at a new high📈 Those 3 sectors are powering UK stocks

FTSE 100 at a new high📈 Those 3 sectors are powering UK stocks

The FTSE 100 hit record highs in 2025, powered by mining, defense and banking stocks, and looks set to keep outperforming UK mid-caps in 2026 amid global exposure and weak domestic conditions.

Adam

US Markets Reveal Wide YTD Dispersion Beneath Strong Headline Equity Returns

US Markets Reveal Wide YTD Dispersion Beneath Strong Headline Equity Returns

U.S. markets show strong headline gains but wide YTD dispersion, with large caps leading, smaller stocks lagging, muted returns elsewhere, and Fed minutes signaling a slower, more cautious path for rate cuts.

Adam

Oil News: Oil Demand Concerns Persist Despite Geopolitical Supply Disruption Fears

Oil News: Oil Demand Concerns Persist Despite Geopolitical Supply Disruption Fears

Oil prices edged higher in thin holiday trade on geopolitical tensions, but remain pressured by oversupply, with WTI set for a 19% annual loss and a bearish early-2026 outlook despite potential disruption risks.

Adam

30 Numbers From 2025 That Are Almost Too Crazy To Believe

30 Numbers From 2025 That Are Almost Too Crazy To Believe

Our world is changing at a pace that is absolutely breathtaking...

Devin

Engine of markets and US growth: AI steamrolled everything

Engine of markets and US growth: AI steamrolled everything

AI investment dominated markets and U.S. growth in 2025, driving stocks and GDP despite tariffs, but created a K-shaped economy where hyperscalers boom while much of the broader economy stagnates.

Adam

Russia's Top General Tells Troops To Keep Carving Out 'buffer Zones' In Ukraine

Russia's Top General Tells Troops To Keep Carving Out 'buffer Zones' In Ukraine

Russia's top general has told troops to keep carving out buffer zones in Ukraine's Sumy and Kharkiv regions in order to protect civilians in Russia's neighbouring Kursk and Belgorod regions from Ukrainian attacks.

James Whitman

Markets in 2025: Gold, Goldilocks and the dollar bears

Markets in 2025: Gold, Goldilocks and the dollar bears

Markets surged in 2025 despite trade wars: gold soared, the dollar slid, stocks rebounded, bonds surprised, crypto stumbled, and AI spending ballooned—leaving investors entering 2026 amid lofty valuations and rising uncertainty.

Adam

Retail investors close out one of their best years ever. How they beat Wall Street at their own game

Retail investors close out one of their best years ever. How they beat Wall Street at their own game

Retail investors delivered one of their strongest years ever in 2025, beating institutions by aggressively buying market dips, shifting into ETFs like gold, and showing growing sophistication amid volatility.

Adam

China's Xi Promises More Proactive Macro Policies In 2026

China's Xi Promises More Proactive Macro Policies In 2026

China is on track to meet its growth target of around 5% this ⁠year and will roll out more proactive policies in 2026, President Xi Jinping said on Wednesday, amplifying promises for more stimulus to power economic growth.

Justin

Trump Firm To Start New Cryptocurrency For Shareholders

Trump Firm To Start New Cryptocurrency For Shareholders

Trump Media and Technology Group Corp. plans to issue a new cryptocurrency, which will be distributed among its shareholders.

James Whitman

Bitcoin Vs. Gold: Which Asset Could Outperform in 2026?

Bitcoin Vs. Gold: Which Asset Could Outperform in 2026?

Gold outperformed Bitcoin in 2025 and appears technically stronger into 2026, but a deeper Bitcoin correction could create higher upside potential if bullish momentum returns amid expected Fed rate cuts.

Adam

EUR/USD, GBP/USD And EUR/GBP Forecasts – Currencies Drift Around on New Year’s Eve

EUR/USD, GBP/USD And EUR/GBP Forecasts – Currencies Drift Around on New Year’s Eve

Currencies continue to see a bit of a drift overall, as the markets continue to see questions asked of central banks.

Blue River

These Stocks Are the Market’s Biggest Winners and Losers in 2025

These Stocks Are the Market’s Biggest Winners and Losers in 2025

The S&P 500 gained over 17% in 2025, led by AI and data-center stocks, while tariffs and policy uncertainty dragged down consumer, retail, and health-care shares.

Adam

Oil Heads for Deepest Annual Loss Since 2020 on Surplus Concerns

Oil Heads for Deepest Annual Loss Since 2020 on Surplus Concerns

Oil is set for its biggest annual loss since 2020 as global oversupply deepens, OPEC+ raises output, and demand lags, leaving prices pressured despite ongoing geopolitical risks.

Adam

US Jobless Claims Fall to 199,000 During Christmas Week

US Jobless Claims Fall to 199,000 During Christmas Week

Applications for US unemployment benefits fell last week to one of the lowest levels this year, accentuating volatility in the data during the holiday season.

Glendon

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