GOLD GAINS ARE COMING FROM A PRICE-INSENSITIVE MYSTERY BUYER, AND THE RALLY IS LIKELY TO CONTINUE / KITCO GOLD

Gold’s gains are coming from a price-insensitive mystery buyer, and the rally is likely to continue  – Metals Daily’s Ross Norman By Ernest ...

CARMAKERS TURN TO NEW HYBRID AND PETROL MODELS TO BOLSTER PROFITS / THE FINANCIAL TIMES

Carmakers turn to new hybrid and petrol models to bolster profits Investments continue in combustion and hybrid engine vehicles amid lengthy...

RETHINKING ARAB SUMMITS / GEOPOLITICAL FUTURES

Rethinking Arab Summits Last week’s gathering in Cairo was an indicator of their ineffectiveness. By: Hilal Khashan U.S. President Donald Tr...

ELON MUSK´S SELF-DESTRUCTION / THE FINANCIAL TIMES OP EDITORIAL

Elon Musk’s self-destruction The cost for Donald Trump of keeping the world’s richest man by his side is growing Edward Luce Elon Musk wears...

TRUMP, BITCOIN, AND THE FUTURE OF THE DOLLAR / PROJECT SYNDICATE

Trump, Bitcoin, and the Future of the Dollar By launching new trade wars and ordering the creation of a Bitcoin reserve, Donald Trump is ass...

A GREAT UNRAVELING IS UNDERWAY / THE NEW YORK TIMES OP EDITORIAL

A Great Unraveling Is Underway By Thomas L. Friedman A photograph blending images of Donald Trump at a microphone and members of Congress li...

TRUMP´S TARIFFS ARE NOT A NEGOTIATING TACTIC / PROJECT SYNDICATE

Trump’s Tariffs Are Not a Negotiating Tactic Donald Trump’s immediate, aggressive use of import tariffs has revealed a fundamental differenc...

CONSUMERS KEEP BAILING OUT THE ECONOMY. NOW THEY MAY BE MAXED OUT. / THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

Consumers Keep Bailing Out the Economy. Now They Might Be Maxed Out. Recession fears rekindle concerns that Americans are overstretched on d...

MORALITY IN GEOPOLITICS / GEOPOLITICAL FUTURES

Morality in Geopolitics By: George Friedman The negotiations over a peaceful resolution to the Ukraine war bring to light an uncomfortable t...