The global economy enters 2025 with a complex set of challenges, following a period of post-pandemic recovery. While 2024 saw lowered interest rates and booming stock markets, many voters remained dissatisfied with economic conditions. Looking ahead, potential US trade policies, geopolitical tensions, and climate change impacts could further complicate the economic landscape. Governments face the task of balancing voter concerns, new spending needs, and fiscal responsibility to maintain economic stability and growth.

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Hormuz, the Fed, and the Battle for Safe-Haven Status
Gold dropped 4% as the dollar claimed the safe-haven trade. With oil surging, the Strait of Hormuz under threat, and the Fed trapped between inflation and a slowdown, here’s what today’s market chaos means — and why the calculus could shift.





