A photo illustration showing a gold necklace, silver coins and visual representations of bitcoin placed on top of different currencies. Yuriko Nakao | Getty Images The debasement trade is gaining new traction on Wall Street as concern over the size and cost of the budget deficit mounts. The conventional wisdom behind the trade is that…
Gold pure gold bar models captured in Shanghai, China on March 15, 2026. Cfoto | Future Publishing | Getty Images Gold prices on Tuesday rose to their highest in more than three months, supported by a weaker U.S. dollar and as the U.S. Treasury’s bond buyback plans keep the lid on yields. Spot gold gained…
Gold is up 15% this month, rallying alongside higher interest rates and quietly on pace for its best month since 2008. The biggest trade in the entire options market today says that run is coming to an end. Twenty minutes after the market opened Monday, someone sold almost 116,000 420-strike calls in the SPDR Gold…
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange during morning trading on August 05, 2026 in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images News | Getty Images Low-cost S&P 500 funds are the foundation of many portfolios, and holding a portfolio with a 90/10 split between the index and short-term…
Gold prices climbed Friday, putting bullion on course for a gain of nearly 5% this week, as bond market jitters, a softer dollar and renewed concerns over U.S. debt helped revive demand for the precious metal. Gold futures rose 1.67% to $4,647.70 in early trading Friday, while spot bullion prices notched a 1.55% gain, trading…
There’s an old trader saying: “Don’t put on a position that won’t let you sleep at night.” Perpetual futures, known as “perps” in short, are literally designed to do the opposite. Blockchain-enabled, 24/7-traded, never-expiring ‘futures’ – a label now legally contested by the Chicago Mercantile Exchange – are growing so fast overseas that they almost…
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York on July 23, 2026. Angela Weiss | AFP | Getty Images It has been a volatile year for global markets, rewarding some trades while punishing others. CNBC asked six investors about the biggest risks they see and how they are…
Ray Dalio, founder of Bridgewater Associates, speaks during an interview with CNBC on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., April 27, 2026. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s debt buyback announcement this week fits into a broader pattern that can signal a forthcoming crisis, according…
Jonathan Raa | Nurphoto | Getty Images Bitcoin, ether and other cryptocurrencies surged after U.S. President Donald Trump urged Congress to pass a bill expected to boost the sector. Trump also hinted at regulating Hyperliquid, the decentralized exchange that’s been garnering popularity among traders as the home base of “perpetual futures” trading. The Hyperliquid token…
Kalshi logo is seen in this illustration taken, August 3, 2026. Dado Ruvic | Reuters Prediction market platform Kalshi in a regulatory filing on Tuesday revealed it is seeking to launch perpetual futures tied to equity indexes. The filing with the Commodity Futures Trading Commission is the latest move by the company to expand beyond…
