Precious metals dominated in H1. Platinum soared nearly 50%, followed by gold (+26%), silver (+25%) and palladium (+21%).

The president is heaping criticism on Fed Chairman Jerome Powell as markets await the latest inflation numbers.

The response of Trump’s base to his budget will be an important litmus test of where America’s politics are right now ...

The US president’s "One Big Beautiful Bill", an extraordinary mix of tax cuts and spending plans, has made it through both houses of the US Congress. What will be the consequences?

Thirty-year Treasury yields hit their highest in more than a month - within 2 basis points of the 5% threshold. Wall Street ...

Japan's central bank may face political pressure to keep interest rates low for longer than it wants, as opposition parties ...

Israel and Hamas appeared no closer to a breakthrough in indirect talks meant to pause the war and free some Israeli hostages ...

When I read the response of the Federal Government to last week’s International Monetary Fund report warning Nigeria over the implications of a high ...

Bank of England's Andrew Bailey opposes bank-issued stablecoins, cites risks to financial stability. The US takes a more permissive stance.

My View completing fourteen and half years With this 750th piece, My View completes fourteen and a half years of unbeaten record. First appearing in January 2011,1 it has been published as an opinion ...

China is the second largest economy in the world. But if we look at the list of the 10 largest banks in the world in terms of assets, then China dominates it. China has four banks at the top of this ...