Are rising geopolitical risks tipping investors toward safe assets and triggering FX volatility?

Is intensifying US – China trade friction and broader geopolitical fragmentation forcing investors to reassess risk,

Is the renewed bid in gold an early warning of rising macro uncertainty?

Can the dollar sustain strength if upcoming data confirms economic resilience?

Is this the calm before a larger volatility expansion across global markets as key economic data approaches?

Could shifting rate expectations trigger a volatility expansion across European equities?