Investment Trust Turmoil, Silver’s Surge, and Bitcoin’s Wild Ride

from Merryn Talks Money · host Bloomberg

On this week’s markets roundup, hosts Merryn Somerset Webb and John Stepek dig into the collapse of the proposed HICL–TRIG merger and the resurgence of shareholder activism reshaping the investment trust sector. They also explore the dramatic breakout in silver, gold’s renewed monetary significance, and Bitcoin’s latest bout of volatility—potentially tied to the unwinding yen carry trade and shifting global rate expectations. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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