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XAU/USD
Gold dives to 4-month low as inflation pressures lift rate hike bets
<body><p>STORY: Gold slid more than 8% on Monday to hit its lowest level in four months.</p><p>That was after logging its biggest weekly loss in about 43 years last week...</p><p>as an escalating Middle East conflict stoked inflation concerns and raised expectations of higher global interest rates.</p><p>Spot gold declined 6.3% in morning trade having shed more than 8% earlier in the session.</p><p>One analyst told Reuters that with the conflict rumbling on, expectations had "pivoted from rate cuts to potential rate hikes" that have, quote, "tarnished gold's appeal from a yield point of view."</p><p>Iran said on Sunday it would strike the energy and water systems of its Gulf neighbours if U.S. President Donald Trump follows through with his threat to hit Iran's electricity grid.</p><p>Asian shares also fell, and oil prices stayed above $110 a barrel.</p><p>The closure of the Strait of Hormuz has kept crude elevated, stoking inflation fears by pushing up transport and manufacturing costs.</p><p>Rising inflation typically boosts gold's appeal as a hedge, but high rates curb demand for the non-yielding asset.</p><p>Other precious metals also declined sharply, with spot silver falling over 6%.</p></body>
AAPL
How to Win the Loser’s Game
How good do you think your chances are of guessing the best-performing stock of the next 100 years? The winning stock might not exist yet: Today’s superstars like Nvidia Apple Microsoft and leading consumer brands like Nike McDonald’ and Walmart weren’t even a twinkle in their founders’ eyes in 1926. One dollar invested 100 years ago in cigarette maker Philip Morris (now Altria ) turned into $4.42 million by the end of last year, including dividends and spinoffs.
MCD
How to Win the Loser’s Game
How good do you think your chances are of guessing the best-performing stock of the next 100 years? The winning stock might not exist yet: Today’s superstars like Nvidia Apple Microsoft and leading consumer brands like Nike McDonald’ and Walmart weren’t even a twinkle in their founders’ eyes in 1926. One dollar invested 100 years ago in cigarette maker Philip Morris (now Altria ) turned into $4.42 million by the end of last year, including dividends and spinoffs.
AMZN
How to Win the Loser’s Game
How good do you think your chances are of guessing the best-performing stock of the next 100 years? The winning stock might not exist yet: Today’s superstars like Nvidia Apple Microsoft and leading consumer brands like Nike McDonald’ and Walmart weren’t even a twinkle in their founders’ eyes in 1926. One dollar invested 100 years ago in cigarette maker Philip Morris (now Altria ) turned into $4.42 million by the end of last year, including dividends and spinoffs.
MSFT
How to Win the Loser’s Game
How good do you think your chances are of guessing the best-performing stock of the next 100 years? The winning stock might not exist yet: Today’s superstars like Nvidia Apple Microsoft and leading consumer brands like Nike McDonald’ and Walmart weren’t even a twinkle in their founders’ eyes in 1926. One dollar invested 100 years ago in cigarette maker Philip Morris (now Altria ) turned into $4.42 million by the end of last year, including dividends and spinoffs.
PLTR
3 Market-Beating Stocks for Long-Term Investors
Stocks that outperform the market usually share key traits such as rising sales, expanding margins, and increasing returns on capital. The select few that can do all three for many years are often the ones that make you life-changing money.
NVDA
CoreWeave vs. Applied Digital: Which AI Data Center Stock Will Make You Richer?
These two cloud infrastructure companies are building out capacity rapidly.
INTC
CoreWeave vs. Applied Digital: Which AI Data Center Stock Will Make You Richer?
These two cloud infrastructure companies are building out capacity rapidly.
PLTR
Market Chatter: Palantir's AI System Set to Become Core US Military Program
Palantir Technologies (PLTR) is set to have its Maven artificial intelligence system designated as a
XAU/USD
Empire Metals, Caledonia Mining, Quantum Helium, Great Southern Copper, Quadrise, Futura Medical
Empire Metals (AIM:EEE, OTCQX:EPMLF) has wrapped up a big year in 2025, confirming one of the world's largest titanium resources at 2.2 billion tonnes in Western Australia. This year it's all about drilling, a scoping study, and a possible ASX listing. Caledonia Mining (AIM:CMCL, NYSE-A:CMCL, VFEX:CMCL) has had a cracking year — profit nearly tripled to $67.5 million as gold prices did the heavy lifting. Free cash flow jumped to $62 million, and the focus for 2026 is becoming a multi-mine producer. Quantum Helium (AIM:QHE) pulled in over $600,000 in oil sales last year from its Sagebrush Project in Colorado, helping fund its helium ambitions. Production is holding steady into 2026, and the big near-term moment is an extended production test at Sagebrush-1. Great Southern Copper (LSE:GSCU, FRA:E9E) has hit mineralisation in every hole at Cerro Negro in Chile, extending high-grade silver results 1.5 kilometres south of the Mostaza mine. Phase IV drilling is already being prepped, with more targets still untested. Quadrise (AIM:QED) is pushing hard to get vessel trials signed off with MSC and fuel trials moving in Morocco. Cash on the balance sheet has grown to £4 million, giving it runway to get those commercial milestones over the line. Futura Medical (AIM:FUM, OTC:FAMDF, FRA:GYX) has strong trial results for its Eroxon ED gel, with erections lasting long enough in 84% of encounters. A new stronger version, Eroxon Intense, is already filed for FDA approval and expected to land in the first half of this year. Follow us and subscribe on YouTune, our social channels, and on proactiveinvestors.co.uk.
XAU/USD
Gold Price Tumbles Again. Why the Precious Metal Just Wiped Out Its 2026 Gains.
Higher energy prices have it made it more likely that the Fed will keep rates steady - a headwind for gold.
USD/JPY
Mitsubishi UFG Says Verbal Intervention, Bank of Japan Hike Speculation Help Dampen Yen Weakness
The yen (JPY) has held up better than most other G10 currencies against the US dollar (USD) overnigh