måndag 6 januari 2025

Economy

Gold Price
Gold is expected to rise in price despite record year 2024

Investors see many reasons to remain optimistic about gold after the record year 2024, where the precious metal rose 27 percent to nearly $2,800 per ounce. Bloomberg reports.

Driving forces such as central bank purchases, the Federal Reserve's monetary policy easing and geopolitical concerns continue to support gold, the news agency writes.

At the same time, Donald Trump's second term in office raises new concerns about trade wars, inflation and economic uncertainty, which further strengthens interest in the precious metal.

Forecasts from banks such as Bank of America and JPMorgan indicate that gold could reach $3,000 per ounce this year.

Crypto Market
FI on Crypto: "It's So Genuinely Difficult to Be Rational"

Despite the bitcoin rally, most Swedes who have traded crypto certificates have made losses during the fall. That is the conclusion of an analysis that the Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority has made, according to Aftonbladet.

- It's because it is so genuinely difficult to be rational in a market with such strong price movements. It is
 
The future of the USA
Steel giants take action against the stop - file a lawsuit

Nippon Steel and US Steel are challenging the US government and Joe Biden's decision from last Friday to stop the steel giants' merger in a lawsuit. The lawsuit was filed with the Court of Appeals in the District of Columbia on Monday.

The deal is worth the equivalent of SEK 165 billion. US Steel shares rise on Wall Street on Monday.

It's hard for people to have ice in their stomachs, says consumer protection economist Moa Langemark.
 
Swedish growth
Unionen: "Clubs see signs of brighter times ahead"

Among the white-collar workers' union Unionen's elected representatives, four out of ten describe the mood at their own company as better than in 2024. The reverse is true for two out of ten respondents. This is according to a survey that TT has seen.

"The economy has been weaker than expected during the autumn, but Unionen's clubs see signs of brighter times ahead," writes chief economist Tobias Brännemo in a comment.

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