Why would the dollar's 18-month high be crushing silver when CPI comes out this week?

Silver is up more than 30% over the past year, yet the market's attention is fixed firmly on this week's inflation data. The metal opened at $61.29 per ounce on Monday, October 12, 2026, up 0.4% from Friday's close, then slipped to

A single jobs number flipped the Fed's entire October path. Nothing about inflation changed.

A week ago, a near 70% chance of an October rate hike looked like a near-certainty. Then one jobs number dragged it down to roughly 17%. Nothing about inflation changed; the labor market blinked. Where the Market Stands and What Moved It The U.S. economy added only 29,

South Korea's Industry Minister says the US announcement went "far beyond what was agreed." What exactly did they agree to?

A $54 billion Alaska pipeline deal drew applause in Washington. Seoul then said the announcement went 'far beyond what was agreed.' Both can be true, and the gap is where your money sits. KEY FACTS * The US announced a $200 billion investment package from South Korea, including $54

The companies saying they'll catch rogue AI are the ones who already proved they can't contain it.

Trump called it 'morally binding.' It is signed by about 20 executives, and legally enforceable against exactly none of them. The White House Accord on Superintelligence Joint Commitment on Frontier SI Responsibilities is a voluntary agreement with no legal force, including OpenAI's Greg Brockman, Anthropic'

The Dollar Index just hit 101.15. Guess who's paying the price?

Gold opened at its lowest since August 5, near $4,150, yet the correction is being driven by oil and bets on another rate hike, not by anyone abandoning the metal. Gold December futures opened at $4,150.10 per troy ounce on Tuesday, September 29, 2026, down 0.4%

US lists 77 Chinese goods. China lists 1,619 US products. The "breakthrough" nobody's talking about.

China lists 1,619 American products. The US lists 77 Chinese goods. Both sides are calling it a $60 billion breakthrough. Neither has named a single tariff rate or a start date. The two nations published reciprocal product lists for a tariff cut on non-sensitive goods worth $30 billion

One asset held steady while global bonds sold off. Guess who's still buying.

The 10-year Treasury pays 5.17%, the most since June 2007. That is not a Fed story. Japan, Britain and Germany all hit fresh yield highs the same week, which tells you the pressure is coming from somewhere bigger than one central bank. Capital Currents U.S. Treasury yields

Trump just warned Iran could face "economic collapse." One thing doesn't add up:

Ask yourself which number tells the real story: gold near $4,340 an ounce this morning, or gold up 95.6% over the past year. The answer is both, and the space between them is what today comes down to. The price is being pulled back by three forces: hawkish

The S&P 500 just hit its lowest valuation since 2023. What changed?

Capital Currents: AMD Crosses $1 Trillion As Yields Retreat AMD reached a $1 trillion market capitalization for the first time on Monday. Shares rose about 9.3% to roughly $611.73, having risen 8.67% in the regular session from $559.82 to $607.97 and clearing $600 for the

Iran-aligned forces now control 2 major oil chokepoints. One variable now prices everything you own and owe.

Brent crude is above $100 a barrel, US Treasury yields are near their highest since 2004, and the Nasdaq is still up 1.8% as of early morning. This combination is not supposed to happen. With the dollar index up over 1% and the 2-year Treasury yield at its

Your 30-year mortgage and the bonds in your retirement account are priced off the same lever. What happens when the Fed raises it?

On the morning after the Fed raised rates and more hikes, gold rose 1.17% to $4,392.78 an ounce for a second straight session — a move the old rulebook says should have knocked it down, since the 10-year Treasury yield sat near 5% and oil hovered around

Why would diesel keep setting records while crude oil is falling? The answer isn't the barrel — it's the refinery.

Diesel and gasoil are settling at record highs even as U.S. West Texas Intermediate drops below $100 a barrel. Both facts are true at the same moment, and that gap between crude and refined fuel is the whole story. Capital Currents Crude oil futures fell sharply on Thursday as