Gold rose further today to hit a one-week high as Federal Reserve officials boosted interest rate-cut bets and Venezuela tensions boosted demand. Spot gold was up 0.5% at $4,469.96 per ounce, as of 0534 GMT, after rising nearly 3% in the last session. Bullion hit a record high of $4,549.71 on December 26, and logged […]
•Trump and Tinubu Geopolitical developments in Venezuela and the prospect of a major rattle in global oil supply dynamics could exert downward pressure on crude prices and ultimately stress-test the federal government’s N58.18 trillion 2026 spending plan. The crisis, which has triggered a review of projections across key markets and put enormo...

