Gold is knocking on the $5,000-per-ounce door after a historic 66% rally in 2025, driven by geopolitical shocks, a weakening dollar, and relentless central bank buying of the precious metal. The impressive rally has investors reconsidering a critical decision: should they own bullion directly or buy exposure through exchange-traded funds? The answer depends entirely on
US President Donald Trump threatened to impose sweeping tariffs on Canada after Ottawa moved to reset trade ties with China, reigniting fears of a renewed North American trade war just months after tensions appeared to cool. In a post on Truth Social on Saturday, Trump said Canada would face a 100% tariff on all goods
Uncertainty has become the defining condition of modern business. Market volatility, rapid technological shifts, geopolitical tension, and changing workforce expectations have made long-term predictability increasingly rare. In this environment, traditional competitive advantages—speed, scale, or capital—are no longer sufficient on their own. According to Alessio Vinassa, serial entrepreneur, advisor, and leadership mentor, one asset is emerging
The USD/CAD exchange rate crashed to the lowest level since January 5 as the US dollar index retreated after the Greenland crisis eased. It plunged for five consecutive days in its longest losing streak since May 2025. Donald Trump threatens Canada tariff One key catalyst for the USD/CAD exchange rate will be a threat by
The Australian dollar surged to the highest level in years, making it one of the best-performing currencies this year. The AUD/USD exchange rate rose for five consecutive days, reaching a high of 0.6895, much higher than the year-to-date low of 0.6662. Australian dollar has surged amid potential RBA and Fed divergence The main reason why
The global upstream oil and gas merger-and-acquisition (M&A) market is set to cool in 2026, with activity expected to dip below 2025 levels despite nearly $152 billion in available opportunities as of January, according to a Rystad Energy analysis. “Rystad Energy expects North America to remain the clear anchor for upstream M&A activity in 2026,
The S&P 500 Index and its top ETFs, like the VOO and SPY, remained in a tight range near their all-time high last week. It was trading at $6,915, a few points below its all-time high of $6,980. This article explores some of the top catalysts for the index next week. S&P 500 Index to
Investors have been loading up on small-cap stocks as they take a breather from the larger, possibly overvalued artificial intelligence (AI) names in recent weeks. This shift in sentiment that experts have dubbed the “Great Rotation” has pushed the Russell 2000, a benchmark index that represents the US small-cap stocks, up some 8% since the
Top corporate leaders expressed relief after US President Donald Trump stepped back from imposing new tariffs on Europe, but warned that geopolitical uncertainty and regionalization remain central concerns for global business. Speaking to CNBC on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum in Davos, executives said the easing of immediate trade tensions had lifted markets,
This time last week, the S&P 500 hit yet another all-time high, coming within a couple of points of 7,000. Over the previous two months, the index had made a series of higher lows and higher highs. Over the same period, the VIX index, a measure of S&P volatility, had declined steadily, falling back to