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Bank of America analyst Michael Hartnett said in a note to clients, “History is not a direct guide to the future, but the average rise in gold prices during the four upward cycles has been about 300% over 43 months. This means the price of gold could hit the $6,000 mark as early as spring,” according to Logos Press.
EU countries will be able to double their exports of goods to India by 2032 by reducing tariffs on about 96% of goods supplied to the Indian market, and New Delhi will receive €500 million from the EU to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and “industrial transformation,” according to Logos Press.
Last year, 363 car dealers went bankrupt in Germany – that’s about 100 more than in 2024, and among large dealers with annual sales of more than 10 million euros, the number of bankruptcies almost tripled from 11 to 32, Logos Press reported.
According to the International Association of Investors (YASED), Turkey recorded solid investment growth in 2025. Net inflows of foreign direct investment reached $12.4 billion – plus 28% compared to 2024.
Over the past two years, the poverty rate in Ukraine has almost doubled, inflation remains high, and the hryvnya is losing its stability. At the same time, real estate is rapidly becoming more expensive: it is one of the most expensive assets on the market. Why do Ukrainians buy more and more expensive housing when living standards are generally falling? Is there a “bubble” and when should we expect market stagnation?
Ukraine is willing to renegotiate the terms of a new program with the IMF, despite the risks associated with the delay of the timetable for international financing and the 90 billion euro loan from the EU, Logos Press reported.
The cost of silver futures with delivery in March 2026 for the first time in history exceeded $100 per troy ounce. These are the data of the Comex commodity exchange at the end of the current week.
After the Czech defense company Czechoslovak Group (CSG) went public, the fortune of its owner and manager Michal Strnad reached $37 billion. Thus, the entrepreneur became the world’s richest businessman in the military industry, according to Logos Press.
The cost of gold began to decline, retreating from historical records amid news of an agreement between the U.S. and European countries. In the evening of January 21, gold quotes fell by 1.93% in less than half an hour, reaching a low of $4762.3. On the morning of January 22, 2026, the fall continued. February futures on the COMEX exchange were trading at $4796.6 per ounce.
U.S. President Donald Trump said he would not impose 10% duties against eight European countries that were set to take effect Feb. 1. The statement came hours after Trump’s speech in Davos, where he cited progress in talks with NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte on Greenland.
Fragmentation of the global economic order, geopolitical escalation, and the failure of the “energy transition” are identified as the triad of key economic risks for 20265.
Vinnytsia-based Ukrainian poultry producer MHP, one of the largest poultry producers in Europe, has started selling $450 million worth of bonds maturing in 2029. These are the first bonds issued since the war began.
