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In its latest gold appraisal, industry body the World Gold Council says the performance of the gold price in the first half of this year has underscored a sensitivity to shifting macroeconomic conditions, geopolitical risk and investor sentiment, while highlighting the growing influence of global, particularly Asian, demand. In the council’s ‘Gold Mid-Year Outlook 2026: Point break’ report, authors Juan Carlos Artigas, Taylor Burnette and Dr Fergus O’Connor have highlighted that the price of gold soared to record highs in January, crossing above $5 500/oz before dipping to below $4 000/oz in late June. Down roughly 7% since January, gold…

WHAT is a mixed-ecology church? I began briefly researching the term “mixed ecology” to understand where it comes from, as it is being prescribed as the normative ecclesiology for our Church. To my surprise, a definition proved elusive. There is much written and understood about what a mixed-ecology church does, but not what the term actually means.Research suggests that the description “mixed-ecology” transitioned from “mixed- economy”. Contrary to popular perceptions, however, they mean two different things.The mixed economy is a type of capitalist economic model, with a few bits of socialism thrown in. Predominantly, it is about utility maximisation, and…

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Leader of the Opposition MK Yair Lapid says that Israel should have bombed Iran’s oil and energy infrastructure during the recent war with the Islamic Republic, and that the government had made a mistake in refraining from such attacks. “I would have bombed all the main energy installations, all the oil fields,” the Yesh Atid leader says during an interview on Channel 12’s “Meet the Press.” “If you want to topple the Iranian government, you need to take out the Iranian economy, and afterwards the next [Iranian] government would need to build it again from scratch over years,” Lapid continues,…

Ripple’s CTO Emeritus, David Schwartz, has joined in on a fresh debate about crypto network fees after an old $XRP discussion resurfaced, sparking reactions across the $XRP community. The debate was triggered by a fresh post from the same X user who issued the 2024 $XRP commentary that referenced a Forbes article discussing Ripple’s and $XRP’s early vision to offer low-cost payment solutions. David discusses crypto network fees The post, which looked back at Ripple’s growth journey, pointed at how early blockchain leaders Jed McCaleb, Arthur Britto, and David Schwartz envisioned $XRP as part of a new financial system focused…

Singapore Exchange Ltd (ISIN SG1S04926220) sits at the center of Asia’s capital markets, offering an integrated platform for trading equities, derivatives, currencies and commodities in a tightly regulated environment. The operator of Singapore’s main securities and derivatives markets has been expanding its product set and infrastructure to capture growing regional and cross-border investment flows. For investors, the exchange’s role as a gateway to Asian risk management and index exposure has become a key part of the broader portfolio allocation story.Multi-asset platform in a regional hubSingapore Exchange Ltd operates the primary stock market for listed companies in Singapore alongside a substantial…

The 2026 Junior World Orienteering Championships concluded in Karlskrona on Saturday with exciting relay competitions that produced two dramatic races and crowned Sweden as both the men’s and women’s relay world champion. However, the victories came about in very different ways: In the men’s relay, Sweden delivered a consistent performance from start to finish to defend their relay title from last year. Edvin Johansson Liljegren was only two seconds behind the leading Finns (Eero Sorsa) on the opening leg before handing over to Anton Jonsson, who maintained contact with the front throughout the technically demanding course. On the final leg,…

Politics is colliding with housing again, as scrutiny of Trump family investments, questions around Federal Reserve leadership, and delays to a bipartisan housing affordability bill all feed into how investors think about U.S. real estate stocks. For residential developers and related real estate companies, shifting expectations on regulation, interest rates, and federal support can quickly change sentiment. This article focuses on 3 stocks from a Housing and Real Estate Stocks screener that appear closely exposed to the latest headlines and policy debate, to help you assess whether they deserve a closer look or a wider margin of caution. Real Brokerage…

Looking to further its digital entertainment IP, Solana-launched project Claynosaurz is expanding to Mysten Labs’ Sui blockchain for its forthcoming NFT collection, reward system, and mobile game. Announced during the ongoing Sui Basecamp in Dubai, the news comes in the light of the Claynosaurz team, led by CEO Andrew Pelekis, recently unveiling it’s integrating Mysten Labs’ web3 backend tech Walrus. In 2024, Claynosaurz announced it was working with Gameloft on a mobile RGP based on the IP. Releasing later in 2025 for iOS and Android, the game is also coming to Sui’s PC gaming handheld SuiPlay0X1. More imminently, Claynosaurz first launch…

Thai archaeologists have unearthed two ancient Indian gold rings estimated to be between 1,900 and 2,100 years old during excavations at an archaeological site in central Thailand’s Phetchaburi province, AzerNEWS reports, citing Thai PBS World. The rings were discovered at the Don Yai Thong archaeological site in Ban Lat district while researchers were examining ancient human remains and artifacts. Phanombut Chantarachoti, director-general of Thailand’s Fine Arts Department, said one of the rings bears an inscription believed to be written in the ancient Brahmi script and is thought to have belonged to a merchant community from India. The newly discovered rings…