Gold markets have rallied slightly during the trading session on Thursday, as we are trying to get to the $2000 level. If we can break above that level, then it’s possible that we could go looking to the $2050 level. All things being equal, this is a market that certainly looks as if it is…

Gold is currently trading close to its record high, at $1,985/oz, having risen steadily since the start of the Israel-Hamas war on 7 October. The traditional real asset inflation-hedge remains a favoured investment in times of geopolitical volatility — as it can act to preserve purchasing power through inflationary periods and also hedge against falling equities. For…