The recent sell-off in gold is unlikely to continue in the longer term, with the precious metal set to hit $1,900 an ounce towards the end of the year, according to Walter De Wet, head of commodities at Standard Bank. Read More
Are we talking our way to a Greek exit from the euro? As more and more pundits and politicians and economists start to talk about how it might be done, and the Greeks themselves struggle to form a viable coalition government (it looks like there will have to be another general election next month), perhaps it is time to think the un-thinkable and start to draft policy for a post-exit world. Read More
Recent volatility serves as yet another reminder that markets cannot be divorced from developments in the global economy — and especially at a time when the 17-member construct of the European monetary union is being increasingly questioned on account of what is happening in Greece. Read More