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Why Investors Are Turning to Real Assets in an Era of Scarcity

Real assets are gaining attention as global markets move from a 15-year “era of abundance” to an “era of scarcity.” Persistent inflation, underinvestment, and fragile supply chains are driving this shift. In a recent we…

Forex Today: US Dollar rebounds on hot PPI ahead of US CPI

The US Dollar Index (DXY) reclaimed the 99.00 barrier and then some, rebounding firmly as the hot Producer Price Index (PPI) rose 5.4% over the year to August, hardening expectations for a Fed rate hike at next week's m…

US wholesale inventories surge in July

U.S. wholesale inventories increased strongly in July, while sales rebounded following June’s decline. Inventories grew faster than sales during the month, pushing the inventories-to-sales ratio modestly higher.

Export & Power Demand Drive M&A Wave Across Midstream

The midstream energy segment is seeing a wave of large-scale M&A after a slower start to 2026. This has been largely driven by companies racing to expand natural gas and crude oil infrastructure to support growing expor…

Nvidia Stock Price Falls 2.3% Despite d-Matrix Partnership

Nvidia stock fell 2.35% Thursday even after announcing a collaboration with AI inference chipmaker d-Matrix. Under the deal, d-Matrix will use Nvidia’s NVLink Fusion to connect its next-generation Raptor XPUs to Nvidia’…

Gold bulls blink as hot US PPI, $100 Oil send yields flying

Gold price retraces by about 0.90% on Thursday as traders price in a hawkish Federal Reserve (Fed) following the release of the US Producer Price Index (PPI) for August. The risk-off sentiment in the market is supported…