Category: 6. Business

Gold prices are predicted to exhibit volatility in the coming week, influenced by geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and crucial macroeconomic data releases, according to analysts. These factors are likely to impact investor sentiment…

Donald Trump’s assault on Iran and the deadly conflict it has unleashed is grim and unprecedented – but there is a familiarity to its economic consequences: brace yourself for another price shock.

From the Covid shutdown and subsequent…

(Bloomberg) — The war in Iran has dealt a blow to one of Wall Street’s favorite trades — emerging markets.

Stocks and currencies have seen steep losses, with the MSCI equity index posting its biggest weekly drop in six…

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Investors have trimmed bets on the number of interest rate cuts this year as surging petrol prices and a softening jobs…

Global oil prices could breach the $100 (£74) a barrel mark within days, and reach $150 a barrel by the end of the month, without a solution ​to the severe disruption in crude flows through the strait ‌of Hormuz, Goldman Sachs has warned.

Oil…

The S&P 500’s tech sector has had a bumpy start to 2026 as investors shift towards materials and energy. But the big question is whether everyone’s overreacting to the rise of artificial intelligence (AI).

A lot of investors are trying…