
Two metals crushed gold over the last year
Gold has had a tremendous run. However, silver and platinum’s performance has dwarfed gold’s over the last year.
WEDNESDAY, 28 JANUARY 2026, 21:11

Gold has had a tremendous run. However, silver and platinum’s performance has dwarfed gold’s over the last year.

A more valuable rand cuts inflationary pressure, bringing downstream benefits
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A major heatwave across Australia’s southeast stoked bushfires, forced hundreds of residents in rural towns to evacuate and brought record-breaking temperatures, with Melbourne recording its hottest day in nearly 17 years.

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