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Supreme Court Tariff Ruling Could Trigger Market Turmoil: Winners, Losers, and What Investors Should Expect Supreme Court The U.S. Supreme Court is scheduled to issue a critical ruling on January 14 regarding the legality of so-called “Trump tariffs.” With betting markets and legal analysts assigning a high probability that the Court will rule against the government, a decision upholding the tariffs would be the real surprise. But while the legal outcome may soon be known, what remains far less clear is how financial markets will respond—especially since the administration has already signaled it may reimpose tariffs using alternative legal authorities.…
“Our son would like to stay there and start a family.”
FY 2025 (July 1, 2024 – June 30, 2025) was a record year for BullionStar. Total revenue reached SGD 761.1 million, an 80% increase compared to FY 2024. Key highlights Revenue: SGD 761.1 million (+79.7% year on year) Buy orders: 55,686 (+44.6%) Average order size: SGD 13,873 (+26.2%); median order size: SGD 1,469 (+46.7%) Peak buying months: April 2025 (7,659 buy orders) and June 2025 (5,738 buy orders) Website visits: 5,283,570 (+42.7%) Precious Metal Price Trends Gold Price Spot Gold: Closed FY 2025 at USD 3,289/oz (June 30, 2025), up from USD 2,329/oz on July 1, 2024 – a 41.3%…
The GBP/JPY pair posts a fresh multi-year high at 212.30 during the Asian trading session on Monday. The pair trades firmly as the Japanese Yen (JPY) underperforms its peers, following reports from Reuters that Japan’s Prime Minister (PM) Sanae Takaichi could call for an early snap election. Japanese Yen Price Today The table below shows the percentage change of Japanese Yen (JPY) against listed major currencies today. Japanese Yen was the weakest against the Swiss Franc. USDEURGBPJPYCADAUDNZDCHFUSD-0.25%-0.17%0.13%-0.14%-0.10%-0.23%-0.29%EUR0.25%0.09%0.35%0.11%0.15%0.03%-0.04%GBP0.17%-0.09%0.28%0.03%0.07%-0.06%-0.12%JPY-0.13%-0.35%-0.28%-0.25%-0.22%-0.34%-0.40%CAD0.14%-0.11%-0.03%0.25%0.04%-0.09%-0.15%AUD0.10%-0.15%-0.07%0.22%-0.04%-0.12%-0.19%NZD0.23%-0.03%0.06%0.34%0.09%0.12%-0.06%CHF0.29%0.04%0.12%0.40%0.15%0.19%0.06% The heat map shows percentage changes of major currencies against each other. The base currency is picked from the left column, while the…
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Highlights include Start of US earnings, US CPI, US Retail Sales, UK GDP, and China Trade Data Ahead MON: Japanese Holiday (Coming of Age Day); M2 & New Yuan Loans (Dec) TUE: EIA STEO; US NFIB (Dec), CPI (Dec) WED: NBP Policy Announcement; US PPI (Nov; Oct-cancelled), US Retail Sales (Nov) THU: UK GDP Estimate (Nov), EZ Trade (Nov), US Export/Import Prices (Dec; Nov-cancelled), NY Fed Mfg survey (Jan), Weekly Claims (w/e 3rd Jan), Chinese House Prices (Dec) FRI: US Industrial Production (Dec) US EARNINGS SEASON: Writing at the end of Q4, FactSet said the earnings season is expected…
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In our December update, we combined the Elliott Wave (EW) Principle with average midterm election-year seasonality and the Armstrong Pi-cycle turn dates and concluded for the S&P 500 (SPX) that“… Provided the index holds above the November 21, 6720 low, the index can set itself up for a subdividing final 5th wave (gray waves W-i, ii, iii, iv, and v), ideally as high as 7490 by approximately April 18-28, 2026.”Fast forward to today, and the SPX is up almost 2% since then, and appears to be subdividing as anticipated. So far, so good. With additional price data now available, we…
“My wife began receiving survivor benefits at age 60 from her deceased husband.”
As we step into 2025, the gold and silver markets are poised for a transformative year. In the latest episode of Live from the Vault, precious metals expert Andrew Maguire offers a comprehensive analysis of the evolving landscape, highlighting the shifting balance between physical and synthetic gold markets. With insights from recent market trends and regulatory changes, this episode offers invaluable guidance for investors navigating these volatile times. Key Market Developments and Basel III The end of 2024 saw a notable shift in market dynamics, as strong physical buying from Asian markets followed the seasonal end-of-year selling. This pressure is…