The timing of the U.S. government shutdown is critical as key jobs data will be delayed by the shutdown. Amid the uncertainty, risk assets lost ground, while gold continued its bumper rally.
"The world of real estate is changing from what I'd call the 'visible' to the 'invisible,'" said Kishore Moorjani, CEO of CapitaLand Investment's alternatives and private funds team. Data center demand has surged in recent years, largely driven by the explosion in AI workloads.
Gold's special quality as an all-purpose, antianxiety asset for investors is evident in its performance. The metal is up 43% this year alone, compared with 14% for the S&P 500.
Gold has been one of the investing stories of the year amid rising economic uncertainty for U.S. investors. Whether for tariff, stagflation, or concentration risk, gold has gained interest as a defensive play.
For many traders, the resilience of gold's rally can easily be explained by strength in demand from global central banks and gold exchange-traded funds. But to one veteran investor, it's record debt levels that really matter.
Silver and platinum pulled back amid profit-taking.
Neils Christensen has a diploma in journalism from Lethbridge College and has more than a decade of reporting experience working for news organizations throughout Canada. His experiences include covering territorial and federal politics in Nunavut, Canada.
Zijin Gold is the overseas gold-mining arm of China's Zijin Mining that operate all of the group's gold mines outside China. Zijin Mining, the largest producer of mined gold in China, announced that it would carve out its overseas gold operations.
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The nation's gold storage closets are holding some pretty valuable metals.
Gold reserves held by the US Treasury now have a market value of more than $1 trillion, which is 90 times more than what is stated on the government's balance sheet, Bloomberg reported on Monday. The official value of the US government's gold is fixed at just over $11 billion, which is based on the $42.22-an-ounce price set by Congress in 1973.
NEOS Gold High Income ETF is initiated with a hold rating due to mixed performance and limited data since its June 2025 inception. IAUI tracks the Goldman Sachs Physical Gold ETF, but has captured only about 70% of AAAU's upside, underperforming other NEOS covered call funds. The fund offers a high 12.5% distribution rate and consistent payouts, but its options strategy limits upside participation compared to peers like SPYI and QQQI.