Financial markets

Fitch's downgrade of France's debt rating last Friday was expected. It remains to be seen whether Moody's and Standard & Poor's will follow suit on October 24 and November 28, which seems quite likely.

The situation in the US labor market now highlights its profound fragility, after two years of embellished statistics. In September, the Bureau of Labor Statistics made the largest negative revision in the history of payrolls.

The start of the new school year promises to be eventful in the United States. The Fed is expected to cut interest rates for the first time in five years. With the job market remaining fragile, the spectre of recession still looming, and the trade war adding to uncertainty, this decision shows ab...

We are at a turning point. Markets are behaving as if the liquidity party could last forever, even though the hidden reserve that supported it has disappeared. And it is precisely this kind of configuration that paves the way for the most brutal reversals.

The long-term outlook – sustained inflation and long-term interest rates anchored on an upward trajectory – is one of the pillars supporting gold prices over the long term. This is particularly true given that, at this stage, no one is really significantly exposed to it.

The US government has started levying tariffs on 1-kilo and 100-ounce gold bars, a decision that could upend long-standing trade routes and disrupt the flow of bullion from Switzerland to the United States.

Some investors choose to defer their investment in gold, arguing that gold is “too expensive.” This article therefore aims to measure the opportunity cost incurred by an investor who decides to delay investing in gold.

This week, we will revisit a blast from the past when we looked at three fun ratio charts to see if we could pick up any clues about the future direction of the gold price.

Debt is in bad shape, especially its premium component, US Federal debt, due to Trump's budget deficit, which is becoming increasingly difficult to finance. We are witnessing the beginnings of a flight from the bond market towards assets which have intrinsic value: gold.

Japan is said to have agreed, in return for tariff cuts, to use part of its sovereign wealth funds to finance US strategic projects. Confidence is crumbling. Gold is becoming the last credible refuge for Japanese households and institutions.