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Fed Hold & Higher Real Yields Drive a 16% Gold Pullback, While Mining Margins Remain Elevated - Article
9+ hour, 22+ min ago (139+ words) Fed-driven gold weakness triggered a 16% pullback, but 17%-41% upside to institutional targets continues to support gold miners. Heap leach oxide operations typically require less capital and processing infrastructure than sulfide or refractory gold projects. By recovering gold through a simpler processing…...
Central Bank Gold Buying & US Fiscal Pressures Support Higher Gold Prices & Equity Valuations - Article
1+ day, 14+ hour ago (468+ words) Central bank purchases of 244 tonnes of gold in Q1 2026 and rising US fiscal pressures are supporting gold prices and improving valuations across equities. The IMF's April 2026 World Economic Outlook forecast global growth of 3. 1% for 2026 and warned that fiscal policy remains too…...
Acceleration Towards Deglobalisation Reshapes Metal Supply-Demand Security - Video
4+ day, 17+ hour ago (18+ words) Acceleration Towards Deglobalisation Reshapes Metal Supply-Demand Security Crux Investor Acceleration Towards Deglobalisation Reshapes Metal Supply-Demand Security...
Higher Interest Rates Raise Financing Costs as Critical Minerals Supply Tightens; 2026 Rate-Cut Odds Fall Below 3% - Article
5+ day, 9+ hour ago (582+ words) Higher interest rates and tighter critical minerals supply are shifting investor focus from resource size to financing capacity, balance sheets, and funding access. Higher discount rates reduce the net present value (NPV) of projects whose production is years away. Tighter…...
Rising Oil Prices & 5% Treasury Yields Are Breaking the Traditional 60/40 Portfolio - Article
6+ day, 8+ hour ago (370+ words) Treasury yields above 5% are breaking the traditional bond hedge as inflation persistence pressures industrials, metals, and long-duration portfolios. Higher oil prices are feeding into inflation expectations faster than central banks can cut interest rates. US inflation reached a three-year high…...
Waller's Hawkish Reversal Has No Labor Market Catalyst: Why Are EM Central Banks Tightening Into It Anyway? - Article
1+ week, 1+ day ago (233+ words) Fed Governor Waller's rate hike warning, made with no new economic data, is driving EM central bank tightening despite no Fed policy change until June 16 FOMC. Fed Governor Christopher Waller warned that rate hikes remain possible if inflation does not…...
US Inflation at a Three-Year High & Fed Rate Holds Pressure Silver Prices as Supply Deficits Reach 762 Moz - Article
1+ week, 5+ day ago (226+ words) US inflation at a three-year high pressured silver prices to $74/oz even as six consecutive supply deficits pushed cumulative shortages to 762 Moz. Silver's spot price fell from $86. 73/oz to $74. 96/oz, a 13. 6% decline in six trading sessions driven by tighter Fed…...
Trump-Xi Summit Stalemate Locks Fed Into Rate Hikes as Hormuz Disruption Persists - Article
2+ week, 2+ day ago (54+ words) Trump-Xi Summit Stalemate Locks Fed Into Rate Hikes as Hormuz Disruption Persists Crux Investor Trump-Xi Summit Stalemate Locks Fed Into Rate Hikes as Hormuz Disruption Persists Trump-Xi summit failed to resolve Iran war or trade tensions. Ongoing Strait of Hormuz…...
Middle East Energy Disruption & $110 Oil Threaten Equity Valuations as US Yields Break Above 5% - Article
2+ week, 2+ day ago (432+ words) UAE conflict escalation pushed oil above $110 and Treasury yields past 5%, raising inflation, borrowing cost, and equity valuation risks globally. Brent crude rose more than 1% above $110 per barrel after diplomatic efforts to end the US-Israeli conflict with Iran stalled and a…...
Rising Oil & Treasury Yields Are Testing Which Companies Can Absorb Higher Costs - Article
2+ week, 2+ day ago (271+ words) Brent crude climbed above $111 as Hormuz shipping disruptions, rising Treasury yields, and inflation fears forced investors to reassess recession risk. Bond markets are reacting to the possibility that elevated oil prices extend inflation into 2027. Markets now imply a 50% probability of…...