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Paper-market distortion; central bank hoarding; mercurial retail frenzies; and shifting macroeconomic tides. The modern gold market is driven by a tangle of contradictory forces meaning that making sense of this historic safe haven requires looking past the spot price to unravel the forces actually moving the metal.
Martim Domingos10 August 20267 min read
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Semiconductor stocks have recently fallen despite resilient commercial demand, raising questions about whether the selloff is a temporary correction or an early warning of a broader economic slowdown.
SemiconductorsArtificial IntelligenceStock MarketInvestment
Meghana Sivapuram7 min read
Read ArticleMacro8 August 2026
Drought on the Danube has forced nuclear plants in Hungary and Romania to cut output. Chernobyl and Fukushima show why the economic damage from a disaster travels far beyond the site, through budgets, supply chains and expectations, and why it lasts.
EnergyNuclear PowerClimateDisaster Economics
Ahana Bhattacharya13 min read
Read ArticleMarkets6 August 2026
Sony brings the money, Marvel brings the vibes and Peter Parker gets caught in the middle of Hollywood's most profitable frenemy saga.
Manasvi Kommuri9 min read
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