Gold is holding firm as investors look for safety in an uncertain world. When confidence in shares and bonds wavers, money has a long habit of flowing towards the metal — and this episode is proving no exception, with prices…
Not long ago, the stock market was a club run by professionals. Today, millions of small investors trade from their phones, share ideas in online forums, and move prices in ways that would once have been unthinkable. The balance of…
When the dollar climbs, the effects ripple far beyond currency desks. A stronger greenback makes American goods dearer abroad and foreign goods cheaper at home — quietly redrawing the map of who buys from whom, and at what price. For…
Every three months, the corporate calendar delivers its ritual drama: earnings season. Companies announce their results, headlines trumpet beats and misses, and share prices lurch on the news. But the numbers that move markets in an afternoon rarely tell the…
Bitcoin has followed a rough script for more than a decade: a spectacular surge, a brutal correction — sometimes wiping out 70 per cent or more — and then a long, quiet period of rebuilding. Investors call these phases the…
When central banks cut interest rates, technology shares are often among the first to react — and usually in a positive way. Understanding why can help investors make sense of the market’s most closely watched relationship. The main reason is…