Rob Burdett

1 week ago | moneymarketing.co.uk | Rob Burdett |Steven D. Levin |Momodou Musa Touray |Darius McQuaid

As another quarter draws to a close, attention turns to the assets that soared and those that stumbled. Among the standout performers was the seemingly weighty and unwieldy gold, which rose 19% in USD terms — its best quarterly gain since 1986. In contrast, Bitcoin, often dubbed ‘digital gold’, fell more than 12%. With headlines dominated by tariffs, conflict zones, DeepSeek’s AI launch and the Magnificent Seven slipping into bear territory, perhaps gold’s tangible solidity offered some comfort.