We’re about to enter the final quarter of what’s already been a tumultuous year for global financial markets.

At the start of this new trading week, spot gold has been dragged down to closer to the $1700 mark, although prices have trimmed losses at the time of writing.

Allow me to begin with an important note: this article was published before Fed Chair Jerome Powell is due to make his Ja

Market chaos reigned throughout the first half of 2022. Bond yields, oil prices and the US dollar soared to levels not seen in over a decade, while the S&P