Frank Brown

By 2030, nearly 60% of the global workforce will need significant upskilling or reskilling just to stay relevant in their jobs

When rockets tore across Iranian skies on February 28, investors did what they’ve done for generations: fled to gold. Within days, the metal surged above USD 5,400 per ounce—the reflexive heartbeat of a world in crisis. Yet within weeks, that heartbeat slowed. By late March, as the Iran conflict deepened, gold had plunged below USD 4,200.

China’s Property Slump Is Starting to Look Uncomfortably Familiar

Countries Where Gun Violence Is Highest — And What It Means for Global Stability

Big Tech’s New Layoff Story: AI as Cover, Discipline as Motive

By the end of this century, more than 50 million Europeans will have vanished from the continent. Not through catastrophe or exodus, but through something quieter and more structural: collapsing birth rates, aging populations, and migration patterns that can’t keep pace with demographic decline.

Why a $1,000 Drop Per Ounce Has Reopened Gold’s Entry Window

Central banks are diversifying away from the U.S. dollar primarily by increasing their allocations to gold and “non‑traditional” currencies, while gradually reducing their exposure to U.S. Treasuries and dollar-denominated assets. The trend is evolutionary rather than revolutionary: the dollar remains dominant, but reserve portfolios are becoming more balanced, more risk-aware, and less reliant on any single currency.

The fastest‑declining economies of 2026 – and what they signal

India’s choice between joining the UK–Italy–Japan Global Combat Air Programme (GCAP) or aligning with France’s reconfigured Future Combat Air System (FCAS) successor is no longer a narrow platform decision; it is a structural bet on where it sits in the next-generation aerospace value chain. For India, the French track now offers a far larger upside in technology access, design authority, and industrial workshare than a late-stage entry into GCAP, even if GCAP retains an earlier in-service date.