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Redemptions, gates, defaults, AI fears, valuations, the noise around direct lending has never been louder. But a closer look at the data tells a more nuanced story.

AI agents already manage your inbox, schedule meetings, and draft reports. The next frontier? Trading autonomously, in real time, at a scale no human desk can match. Right now, an algorithm is reading macro signals, analysing sentiment, and executing positions before an analyst finishes their coffee. In modern algorithmic trading, the edge no longer lies in human instinct, it lies in systems that act before the market catches up.

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War, oil shocks, and market volatility—normally a perfect storm for gold. Yet prices have collapsed. The answer lies not in fear, but in the mechanics of global reserve flows.

The US Federal Reserve keeps key rates unchanged amid the current Middle East crisis

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