Today, markets await Friday's PCE deflator data for April, the Fed's preferred inflation gauge, for clues on when the Fed might start cutting interest rates.

Following a strong start to the week, oil prices have turned lower through the last few days with crude futures now down around 4% from the week’s highs.

On Friday, Asian stocks saw an increase and are set to mark the fourth consecutive month of gains.

Gold is no longer money in the true meaning of the word*, but it still trades more like a currency than a consumable commodity and therefore should be analysed as a currency.

The future of electricity demand for everything from electric cars to Bitcoin mining to artificial intelligence may also be the cure for our debt concerns.