Platinum fell to 1,676 dollars an ounce on 29 September, the lowest since August and an eight-week low. The immediate cause was familiar by then: elevated oil prices pushed up expectations of higher-for-longer interest rates, which raised the opportunity cost of...
Platinum fell to an eight-week low with industrial demand forecast up 5% and automotive demand down 4%, heading for its first surplus since 2022.
Trump told TIME the Fed should stop raising rates and that growth can pay down the debt. The Fed’s own 2026 PCE projection is 3.7%. Both arguments are real.
Hormuz transits fell about 94% below pre-war levels while export volumes recovered toward normal. Leverage used too long teaches everyone to route around it.
Trump announced $200bn of Korean energy investment including $54bn for Alaska LNG. Seoul said the project proceeds only if commercially viable.
A third carrier and roughly 9,000 more troops moved toward the Middle East while mediators worked on a deal. The buildup is part of the negotiation.
Brent climbed above $108 after Trump rejected Iran’s proposal, then settled 2.5% lower days later. The price is now a running commentary on a negotiation.
Trump denied reports he would trade sanctions relief for nuclear progress. Qatari mediators carried on regardless. Both facts belong to the same negotiation.
Gold fell nearly 6% in September during an inflation scare, dragged down by Treasury yields at multi-decade highs. The hedge lost to the thing paying 5.6%.
Grocery sells more coffee than every other category combined and shows up as four accounts and 3,916 followers. The money and the conversation are two different maps.
Platinum fell to an eight-week low with industrial demand forecast up 5% and automotive demand down 4%, heading for its first surplus since 2022.
Trump told TIME the Fed should stop raising rates and that growth can pay down the debt. The Fed’s own 2026 PCE projection is 3.7%. Both arguments are real.
Hormuz transits fell about 94% below pre-war levels while export volumes recovered toward normal. Leverage used too long teaches everyone to route around it.
Trump announced $200bn of Korean energy investment including $54bn for Alaska LNG. Seoul said the project proceeds only if commercially viable.
A third carrier and roughly 9,000 more troops moved toward the Middle East while mediators worked on a deal. The buildup is part of the negotiation.
Brent climbed above $108 after Trump rejected Iran’s proposal, then settled 2.5% lower days later. The price is now a running commentary on a negotiation.
Trump denied reports he would trade sanctions relief for nuclear progress. Qatari mediators carried on regardless. Both facts belong to the same negotiation.
Gold fell nearly 6% in September during an inflation scare, dragged down by Treasury yields at multi-decade highs. The hedge lost to the thing paying 5.6%.
Grocery sells more coffee than every other category combined and shows up as four accounts and 3,916 followers. The money and the conversation are two different maps.
A category of ten musicians totals 2.3 million followers. One holds 2.1 of them. Here is why every aggregate reach number on your desk is a magic trick.
Brent fell for a fifth day to $99.25 on a three-hour meeting and a sentence about the midterms. The risk premium is being priced off a calendar.
Macklem says new US tariffs could cut Canada’s fourth-quarter growth to below 1%. The conditional clause is the whole forecast, and businesses have already adapted once.