Commerzbank analysts have warned that the risk of geopolitical conflict continues to keep oil prices elevated, as supply disruptions and heightened tensions in key producing regions maintain upward pressure on crude markets.
Gold prices remained under pressure on Tuesday, hovering near the lows seen in late March, as renewed expectations of a hawkish Federal Reserve and simmering geopolitical tensions continued to bolster the US dollar.
On May 14th, Russia announced that it will be establishing a “full-fledged partnership” with the Taliban, the Islamist extremist militant group that is serving as the de facto government of Afghanistan...Russian framing ignores this fact ... ....
He added that the region’s growing exposure to climate-related events, geopolitical instability and operational risks is also accelerating demand for risk-related insurance products, including war-risk, marine, political risk and cyber insurance.
Anyone who pays attention to the price of silver today on a live chart, such as SD Bullion’s, during periods of geopolitical stress notices the same thing their grandparents would have noticed a century ago.