Gold and silver joined a broad sell-off on Thursday, with the metals shedding 2% and 5.5% as fears about the Iran war and inflation gripped global markets.
At 4:56 a.m. ET, spot gold was down 2.3% at $4,707.20 an ounce. Front-month gold futures…
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Scoreboard on every street: Gas heads for $4 per gallon due to Iran war – Axios
- Scoreboard on every street: Gas heads for $4 per gallon due to Iran war Axios
- Drivers deal with high gas prices as Iran war continues Yahoo
- US drivers see gas prices jump to their highest level since 2023 as the Iran war drags on AP News
- Track…
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Gold rises off one-month low on softer dollar; hawkish Fed caps gains
Gold climbed on Thursday, supported by a softer dollar, but gains were capped by a hawkish Federal Reserve, which has limited hopes for near-term rate cuts.
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Gold prices rose on Thursday after briefly…
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Impacts of war in Iran on the Aviation insurance sector
Geopolitics and the more fractured global landscape always represented my top risk for the insurance market in 2026. I wasn’t expecting it to become so acute so soon into 2026 and, while the Iran war is a dynamic situation, I suspect it will…
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Interest rates steady, Federal Reserve forecasts one rate cut in 2026
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday said it expects to cut rates once in 2026 while officials anticipate faster economic growth and hotter inflation this year than previously forecast.
The central bank’s latest policy decision on Wednesday —…
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Yen Could Weaken to 160 Per Dollar During BOJ Briefing – WSJ
- Yen Could Weaken to 160 Per Dollar During BOJ Briefing WSJ
- USD/JPY Forecast: Bearish Signal Emerges Near 160 Investing.com India
- Japan’s Katayama Says Ready to Take Action on Forex at Any Time Bloomberg.com
- Yen Nears 160 Per Dollar, Stocks…
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Israeli retail tech funding more than doubled in 2025
Investment in Israeli retail technology rebounded sharply in 2025, with total funding climbing to $463M from $197M the year before, according to a report released by Re: Tech Innovation Hub together with StartUp Nation Central (SNC), Moonshot,…
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The Fed can only wait and wonder – Financial Times
- The Fed can only wait and wonder Financial Times
- Emerging Assets Fall for First Time This Week as Oil Prices Jump Bloomberg.com
- Iran just hit 20pc of world’s LNG supply. Oil shock is only growing AFR
- Gold at $5,000 Defense Battle: Trump’s…
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Stoxx 600, FTSE, DAX, CAC, Iran news and oil prices
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LONDON — European stocks are expected to slump at the open on Thursday as the Iran war escalates following attacks on Iranian and Qatari energy infrastructure.
The U.K.’s FTSE index is seen opening 09% lower,…
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ECB, BOE, Swiss National Bank, Riksbank interest rate decisions
A projection of a Euro currency sign is pictured on the facade of the European Central Bank (ECB) headquarters in Frankfurt am Main, western Germany, on Dec. 30, 2025.
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Before the war on Iran began in late…
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