April 16, 2025
Financial Assets

Is buying art a good financial strategy?

Artists push Native art to evolve using new techniques and materials Artists discuss how Native art evolved and why many don’t have the same regard and access to mainstream galleries and museums as non-Indigenous peers. While art can appreciate in value, it’s difficult to determine trends and pricing information is limited. Experts suggest focusing on

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Financial Assets

Japan’s stock plunge deepens, bonds rally, rate-hike bets fade

Japanese stocks sank deeper into the red on Friday, with the Topix index tumbling into a technical correction as it led Asian equities lower for a second day. Investors continued to bail out of riskier assets that will be hurt by US tariffs, with a rally in government bonds sending yields sharply lower and traders

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Gold Investing

Gold declines as Trump tariff shock sparks selloff from record

Gold moved further away from its latest record high, swept up in the pessimistic mood that hit global markets in the wake of US President Donald Trump’s more-aggressive-than-expected tariff agenda.  The precious metal initially surged to a fresh all-time high of $3,167.84 an ounce on Thursday following Trump’s “reciprocal” tariff announcements, which placed baseline import

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Tangible Assets

Gold sails above $3,100 to uncharted territory as US tariffs approach

Anjana Anil and Anushree Mukherjee  |  Reuters White House downplays recession fears amid stock market concerns A new poll found that 70% of Americans, including a majority of Republicans, think President Trump’s trade policies will push prices higher. Scripps News Gold prices soared to record levels above $3,100 per ounce in a rally marking one

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Gold Investing

A fresh record high on global trade war fears

Gold started the week with a fresh record high, ahead of U.S. President Donald Trump’s expected latest tariff barrage that’s heightened concerns of a global trade war. Bullion gained as much as 0.9% to top $3,115 an ounce, beating the previous all-time high set on Friday when it recorded a fourth weekly gain, with prices

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Financial Assets

Is buying art a good financial investment? Here’s everything we know

Artists push Native art to evolve using new techniques and materials Artists discuss how Native art evolved and why many don’t have the same regard and access to mainstream galleries and museums as non-Indigenous peers. While art can appreciate in value, it’s difficult to determine trends and pricing information is limited. Experts suggest focusing on

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Gold Investing

Gold Rises to Record on Middle East Tension, US Economy Concerns

Gold rose to a record high above $3,028 an ounce as an escalation in Middle East tensions underscored its haven appeal, and investors weighed data that fueled concern the US economy is slowing down. Bullion climbed as much as 0.9 per cent as Israel launched military strikes on Hamas targets in Gaza, a move that

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Gold Investing

Gold prices surge to two-month high as US dollar weakens

Anjana Anil  |  Reuters S&P 500 posts best week since Trump’s election U.S. stocks rallied on Friday with the S&P 500 and Dow notching their biggest weekly percentage gains since early November… and the Nasdaq registering its best week since early December. Gold prices jumped to a over two-month peak on Tuesday, supported by a

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Gold Investing

Gold bar prices reach record high of $1 million. What’s yours worth?

Value of gold bar reaches $1M for 1st time A bar of gold is now worth $1 million. Fox – LA The price of gold hit an all-time high this week, driving the price of a standard gold bar up to $1 million for the first time ever. A typical gold bar as we think

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