Europe’s major central banks closed out 2025 with a cluster of interest rate decisions that, taken together, marked an inflection point rather than a conclusion. While policy rates largely stayed put—aside from a narrowly approved cut in the United Kingdom—the… Read More ›
Day: December 19, 2025
Structural Demand and Monetary Shifts Drive Goldman’s $4,900 Gold Outlook
Goldman Sachs’ projection that gold could reach $4,900 per ounce by December 2026 is less a speculative price call than a reflection of how the global monetary and investment landscape is being reshaped. The bank’s outlook rests on a convergence… Read More ›
Japan’s Monetary Turning Point Redefines the End of Ultra-Easy Policy
The Bank of Japan’s decision to raise interest rates to their highest level in 30 years marks more than a routine policy adjustment. It represents a decisive break from the deflation-era framework that defined Japanese monetary policy for much of… Read More ›
Data Disruptions Cloud the Signal as US Inflation Appears to Ease
U.S. consumer inflation appeared to slow in November, offering a headline improvement that policymakers and markets have been waiting for, but the underlying picture was far less straightforward. The annual cooling in price growth was shaped not only by economic… Read More ›