This has been an extraordinary year for financial markets defined by record highs. 12 months ago, we picked 3 assets that could see “monster moves”. Here’s how they performed...

In case you missed it, gold touched a fresh all-time high at $2790 this morning! But hold on, these other assets could follow in gold’s footsteps this week…

Risk aversion engulfed global markets yesterday (Tuesday, 1st October) as tensions flared up in the Middle East. Iran launched a barrage of ballistic missiles at Israel, sparking fears of a wider conflict in the region.

“Cable” briefly breached 1.330 after the Bank of England kept its rate unchanged at 5%. Moving forward, GBPUSD’s performance will be majorly influenced by the BOE’s policy outlook relative to the Fed, and is forecasted to trade between 1.2721 - 1.3776 through end-2024.