Precious metals

The week on the financial markets ended with an overall positive picture, supported by solid corporate earnings, the recovery of raw materials, and renewed interest in riskier assets. Investors continue to navigate a climate characterized by robust earnings, expectations of monetary stability, and a growing importance of the technology sector. Wall Street showed signs of strength, with the Dow Jones rising to 49,846.50 points, while the S&P 500 reached 6,902.82 points. The Na

The week just ended with markets under multiple pressures: uncertain macroeconomic data, closely monitored corporate earnings, trade tensions, and a marked rotation into safe-haven assets. From January 19th to 23rd, the market was poised between risk and protection, with news ranging from corporate data to geopolitical risks and sector dynamics.   Italian banks and profits under scrutiny   Among the week's top news, the Italian banking sector has attracted analysts' attention

The week unfolded on a delicate balance, driven more by news than by linear trends. Markets alternated between periods of seeking protection and sudden returns to risk appetite, in a context dominated by institutional tensions in the United States, geopolitical uncertainty, and conflicting signals from cyclical and technology sectors.   Precious metals at the center: from hedge to strategic pillar   The dominant theme was undoubtedly that of safe haven assets. Gold continued

The week opened with a decisive return of geopolitics to the forefront of markets, following the US intervention in Venezuela and the ouster of Nicolás Maduro. The initial reaction was seen primarily in energy and precious metals, while global equities demonstrated a faster-than-expected ability to absorb the shock. As the trading sessions progressed, investors' attention shifted to artificial intelligence technology, the European banking crisis, and defense spending prospect

The week between the end of the year and the start of the new ended with a market more about news than direction, due to reduced liquidity and often amplified movements. The common thread, however, is clear: in 2026, investors will continue to weigh two variables above all else: the trajectory of interest rates and the stability of growth. In this context, in Milan, corporate dossiers set the pace, while in the United States, the market once again looks to the Federal Reserve

A year-end session, with low volumes and movements often more responsive to news than structural flows: in this context, markets alternated between risk-seeking and protection-seeking phases. In Milan, attention focused on individual company stories, while interest rates remained dominant in the background, with Wall Street maintaining a measured pace and commodities still playing a leading role.   In Europe, Piazza Affari closed with the FTSE MIB at 44,606, confirming a resi

The financial week that ends today had a clear underlying theme: markets forced to navigate unstable terrain, where every positive sign was counterbalanced by new sources of uncertainty. Expected but inconclusive monetary policy decisions, persistent geopolitical tensions, and increasingly pronounced movements in raw materials have made the environment difficult to interpret with a single lens. Rather than a matter of direction, it has been a matter of an often precarious bal

Over the past ten days, investors have experienced a veritable "saddlebag": a alternating wave of fear and relief, with stock markets first falling sharply, then rising just as quickly. The tension arose from an explosive combination—the fear of a new tech bubble, the US government shutdown, and the rekindling of international conflicts—but it has since dissipated partly thanks to a political clearing in the United States and new expectations of looser monetary policy. Stocks

Today sent a signal to the markets: a desire for risk... albeit cautiously. Stocks, oil, industrial metals, and even safe-haven assets like gold and silver closed higher, driven by an unusual mix of geopolitics, hopes for a truce, and new energy sanctions. This fragile balance reveals a lot about investors' mood: ready to believe in a détente, but still wary of any potential repercussions. All risk indicators are rising It was a broad-based rebound for risk-on assets . In th

They often move together, but with completely different intensity. Gold and silver are the two precious metals par excellence, yet behind...