February 23, 2025
Financial Assets

Low-interest cash ISA deposits languishing behind inflation and losing savers money

Savers can get better ISA returns with top providers – but many have cash in accounts paying small amounts of interest Many savers with cash ISAs are losing money in real terms as inflation is greater than the interest they are getting, analysis shows. Inflation rose to 3 per cent in the year to January,

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Gold Investing

Gold from another angle

S2N spotlight I have seen stock charts adjusted for gold and inflation. I have never seen gold charts adjusted for stocks and inflation. The gold coloured line is well on its way making new highs. What is interesting is that gold adjusted for inflation (green line) has only recently poked above its ATH (all-time high).

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Gold Investing

Gold Price Forecast: XAU/USD approaches record highs

XAU/USD Current price: $2,927.93 Peace talks around the Ukraine-Russia war underpinned the mood on Tuesday. Canadian annual inflation held below 2%, further boosting the sentiment. XAU/USD resumed its advance and aims to retest its record high in the $2,942 price zone. Gold price is up on Tuesday, with XAU/USD approaching the $2,930 mark in the American

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Gold Investing

The Price Of Gold From 2021-22 Has Long Rejected ‘Bidenflation’ Tale

SEOUL, REPUBLIC OF KOREA: Gold bars are displayed at Shinhan Bank in Seoul on 09 January 2004. Gold … [+] prices hit 544.60 dollars per ounce on January 09, 2006, the highest level since January 1981, owing to geopolitical tensions in the Middle East and reports that China may increase its reserves of the metal.

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Tangible Assets

XAU/USD risks profit-taking after this week’s record rally

Gold price takes a breather on Friday as traders brace for profit-taking. The US Dollar licks wounds with US Treasury yields on cautious optimism and dovish Fed bets. Gold price could retreat to the daily support line at $2,892 amid overbought RSI. Gold price is taking a breather while holding near $2,930 early Friday, having

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Financial Assets

Stock market today: Wall Street rallies near a record after yawning at Trump’s latest tariff threat

NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. stocks rallied to the brink of a record Thursday after more companies reported fatter profits than expected. Wall Street mostly yawned, again, at the latest announcement on tariffs by President Donald Trump, which may not take full effect for at least several weeks. The S&P 500 climbed 1% to pull

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Gold Investing

XAU/USD remains a ‘buy-the-dip’ trade on tariff war fears

Gold price regains $2,900 as looming Trump’s reciprocal tariffs risk a trade war. The US Dollar stays subdued despite hot US CPI inflation data and hawkish Fed Chair Powell. Gold price sees dip-buying amid a 4H bullish technical setup ahead of US PPI data. Gold price is trying to hold above the $2,900-mark early Thursday,

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Gold Investing

XAU/USD regains the $2,900 mark amid USD weakness

XAU/USD Current price: $2,903.97 Fed Chairman Jerome Powell testified before Congress, said nothing new to markets. The US January Consumer Price Index is expected to remain stable at 2.9% YoY. XAU/USD attracts buyers on dips, higher highs still likely. Spot Gold peaked at $2,942.76 early on Tuesday, reaching yet another record high before giving up.

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Tangible Assets

Savers set to face plummeting returns on their cash after interest rate cut

Savers are set to see big reductions on the amounts they earn in interest from their cash after Thursday’s Bank of England base rate cut, experts have warned. The Bank of England has slashed the rate from 4.75 per cent to 4.5 per cent. Returns on savings tend to fall as the base rate does.

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Tangible Assets

Russians Buy Record Amounts of Gold to Buffer Savings From Inflation

The World Gold Council said Russians bought 75.6 metric tons of gold last year, up by 6% from 2023. Gold is a safe-haven asset that’s often in demand amid high inflation and geopolitical tensions. The price of gold hit a record on Wednesday, jumping above $2,900 an ounce. Russian consumers are buying record amounts of

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