Just a few weeks ago, investors were counting on a resolution to the Iran war to provide a positive backdrop for the stock and bond markets. But as the fighting has resumed, investors largely seem to be brushing it off. The catchphrase making the rounds is “looking through” the conflict. Brent crude oil prices rose

Oil prices rose for a fifth day on Thursday on increasing concerns about supply availability amid attacks on tankers in the Red Sea by Yemen’s Houthis and strikes between the U.S. and Iranthat have once again nearly shut the Strait of Hormuz. Brent crude futures rose $2.42, or 2.6%, to $96.49 by 0640 GMT, the

Silver has found itself back in focus after a strong rebound from an area that some market analysts had identified weeks ago as a major buying zone. That recovery has reopened the debate over where the silver price could head next, especially after one analyst who correctly identified the recent bottom returned with a fresh

Mixed Macro Backdrop Keeps Gold Range-BoundGold (XAU/USD) remains locked in a sideways consolidation heading into the European session on Thursday, holding above the $4,100 level and staying close to the more-than two-week peak seen the previous day. The metal is struggling to establish a stronger upward move as conflicting macro forces pull in opposite directions.