Price Update
The first Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting, under new Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh, delivered no change to interest rates, but it may prove significant for another reason. Rather than focusing on future rate cuts, the Federal Reserve has signalled that inflation remains its primary concern and that financial markets should place greater emphasis […]...
Financial markets are increasingly focused on one metric that quietly influences almost every asset class: the yield on U.S. Treasury bonds. While equities, precious metals and cryptocurrencies often dominate headlines, Treasury yields arguably provide one of the clearest measures of investor confidence in the broader economy. At the time of writing, gold trades at AUD […]...
War is often measured in headlines and territory, but its true cost runs far deeper, both visible and hidden. As the U.S.-Israel-Iran war in the Middle East extends into another phase, the financial burden is beginning to surface across multiple layers of the global economy. At the time of writing, gold trades at approximately $6,560 […]...
Global markets are currently being driven by one dominant force: uncertainty around geopolitical direction. The 2026 U.S.–Israel–Iran conflict has introduced a level of unpredictability that is now outweighing traditional economic indicators, forcing investors to position around potential outcomes rather than confirmed developments. At the time of writing, gold trades around AUD $6,719 per ounce, silver […]...
Global markets have entered a phase where nearly all asset classes are under pressure, with two notable exceptions: oil and U.S. Treasury yields. Since the escalation of the Iran conflict, capital has been forced to reposition rapidly, producing a divergence rarely seen across financial markets. At the time of writing, gold trades around AUD $6,401 […]...
Global markets in early 2026 have been defined by sharp divergence, elevated volatility, and a clear rotation toward hard assets. What began as a relatively stable opening to the year quickly shifted into a fragmented landscape, with capital fleeing risk and concentrating into select commodities. In local terms, gold currently trades at approximately AUD $6,662, […]...
