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Geopolitical events and the search for an investment hedge led some traders to say bitcoin could surge in the coming months, despite a recent 10% weekly drop in its value. The correlation between bitcoin and traditional market assets remains high, but some investors see the cryptocurrency as a viable hedge…

POLITICS

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By Tim Reid (Reuters) – When Donald Trump was indicted a bit more than a year ago over hush money paid to a porn star, it turbocharged the Republican’s presidential campaign. He surged ahead of his rivals for the White House nomination, gaining a lead he never relinquished. Trump went on trial in New York on Monday, seven months before Americans will go to the polls on Nov. 5 to choose a president. The history-making trial, the first of a former U.S. president, could again boost Trump’s presidential bid, some analysts and political strategists said. While opinion polls suggest roughly…

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Investing

Silver is doing more than playing catch-up with gold, it has been outperforming its yellow cousin since the start of the year and is expected to continue rising faster as investors re-discover a taste for “the other” precious metal. Driving both gold and silver is the appeal of inflation protection…