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Russia’s Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline faced fresh commissioning delays as crucial approval from the German regulator was further delayed this week.  European gas prices rose sharply on the back of this news, as the pipeline is now only ex...

The UK is facing 10-year high inflation levels. With the US facing 31-year highs and China facing 26-year records, tackling inflation is on everyone’s agenda. Britain could be the first major economy to hike interest rates. Fueled by higher...

Authorities in China took a fresh swipe at crypto mining by calling the practice “extremely harmful.” Citing crypto mining as a threat to the country’s efforts to reduce carbon emissions, authorities have voiced concerns at the amou...

With inflation at a 31-year high and a 26-year record in the US and China, respectively, gold is not providing the protection it usually does. Gold Exchange-Traded Funds (ETF) are lagging. The SPDR Gold Trust (GLD), with $56.1 billion in assets, i...

Stock futures on both the Dow and Nasdaq ended Tuesday’s session lower, as investors keenly awaited an important inflation report to be released today.   The US Labor Department's Consumer Price Index (CPI) report for October i...

With trading sessions for the week starting November 8 now into their second day, here are the top five things to watch in markets.   US September-Quarter  Earnings Season Expect to see reports from a number of blue-ch...

As cryptocurrencies continue to rise in value and popularity, with Bitcoin breaking the $66,000 mark on Wednesday, there is growing dislike of these currencies in the US and internationally. Indeed, no one detests cryptocurrencies like Warren Buffett...

The 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP26, has seen politicians from several countries make ambitious pledges to reduce greenhouse emissions.  Scores of world leaders signed a pledge to slash potent climate heatin...