Markets experienced volatility linked to Middle East tensions and a port strike, yet a strong September jobs report kept stocks marginally positive. Upcoming week highlights include the October CPI, consumer sentiment updates, and major Q3 earnings from financial giants. Mortgage refinancing activity declined amid rising rates, while consumer sentiment weakened.
1. As gold set another record high, Canadian mining legends Frank Giustra and Pierre Lassonde say the West has lost its power to set the price of gold. With gold futures hitting another record high of above $2,324.80, Giustra and Lassonde pointed to a major shift in the gold market. “The world hasn’t woken up…
The gold market is not seeing much reaction to the latest employment data as prices recover from Wednesday’s sharp selloff.
An important change has unfolded in the global gold market. The East has been driving up the gold price, predominantly in late 2022 and the first months of 2023, breaking the West’s long-standing pricing power.
Economics should not be an especially difficult subject to understand. In essence, it’s simply the study of how money functions.
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