Further #escalation in this #situation could boost gold prices as demand for safe-haven. 

It’s clear that the rapid #escalation in rates has taken the sector by surprise and the #determination by the Fed to keep raising rates has brought fresh worries,

Former US secretary of state Mike Pompeo wrote in a book published Tuesday that India and Pakistan came close to nuclear war in 2019 and that #US intervention prevented #escalation.

Mr Scholz has traditionally been sceptical of German involvement in military conflicts, and #concerned about triggering an #escalation from Russia.

There are fears of #escalation in Berlin and of going it alone. #world