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The driving factors for gold prices have shifted from expectations of interest rate cuts to deeper concerns about worsening fiscal deficits and geopolitical risks. HSBC believes that gold prices are likely to rise in the first half of 2026 [...]
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Is gold about to explode? HSBC predicts gold will surge to $5,000 in the first half of 2026.

Author: Prathik Desai
Original Title: Circle Draws an Arc, Can it address the rate-cut problem?
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--------------------------------------------------------------- 2026 is here, and when we make video calls with people all over the world, the call delay will be only one or two seconds at most...

Circle is going All In Arc, a gamble they can't afford to lose.

1. US non-farm payrolls increased by 50,000 in December, with the unemployment rate at 4.4%. The US added 50,000 non-farm jobs in December, below the expected 73,000 and also lower than the revised 56,000 in November. The unemployment rate fell to 4.4%, lower than the expected 4.5%. Meanwhile, the combined October and November employment data were revised down by 76,000. BLS data shows that the average monthly job growth in 2025 will be only 49,000, significantly lower than the 168,000 in 2024.

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