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Gold rallies as Iran sanctions stoke haven demand

Gold (XAU/USD) price resumes its advance on Monday and refreshes three-month highs at $4,681 as US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent crosses the wires to reveal sanctions on Iran-linked entities, while investors await a …

Don’t Overlook Silver’s Potential Amid the New Gold Rally

With gold prices surging in recent weeks, it’s fair to assume that many advisors and investors are keeping close watch on where the precious metal goes from here. However, silver is also benefiting from the upswing and …

Why the Bitcoin Rally Looks Like a Vote Against the Dollar

Bitcoin gained 23.2% over seven days as gold climbed and the dollar weakened, reviving the “debasement trade”–-buying scarce assets to protect against inflation and the declining purchasing power of currencies such as t…

GBP/USD Holds Above 1.3660 as the 1.3817 High Comes Into View

GBP/USD is trading at 1.3675 in the early London session, holding the midrange of the 1.3600s and sitting just beneath six-month highs. That marks the fourth consecutive session of gains for sterling against the dollar,…

Ethereum Holds $2,504 Exactly a Year After Its $4,953 Record

Ethereum (ETH-USD) is trading at $2,504.46, up 2.93% on the session after opening at $2,463.09 — 1.6% above Sunday's open — and pushing to $2,507.22 by 8:53 a.m. ET. Market capitalization sits near $298.35 billion again…

Tokenized Stocks Fuel Growth in On-Chain Trading

Tokenized versions of stocks like Nvidia Corp. (NVDA) are growing faster than other categories of real-world assets moving onto blockchains, according to a recent report from CoinShares and Token Terminal. The tokenized…

State Street ETF Turns Tech Volatility Into Income

August 16, 2026, 1:06 AM EDT. Europe’s fifth heatwave of the year is exposing a widening gap between the economic damage caused by extreme heat and what traditional business-interruption policies cover. Moody’s estimate…