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Metals have barely featured in the 2026 midterm campaign. Candidates have campaigned on petrol prices, healthcare and the war with Iran, not on rare earth magnets.

Markets dislike uncertainty and volatility tends to rise ahead of the vote, but once the results are known, indices may be able to set a clearer direction.

New analysis of trading behaviour across seven markets finds persistent differences in how traders in different countries approach risk management, and that those differences are narrowing, but slowly.

LONDON, 05 August 2026 — Capital.com, the global online trading platform, today announced the appointment of Mamoon Sbeih as Chief Strategy Officer.

Strait of Hormuz disruption, a broad equity rally, and a Gold market pullback each defined retail trader behaviour across Q2 2026.

The global fintech group has been authorised as an Over-the-Counter Derivatives Provider and Category 1 Financial Services Provider, establishing its regulated operating framework in the country

Updated mobile app, visual system, and navigation — available globally on iOS and Android from May 2026 — place decision quality at the centre of every design choice.

Multi-year partnership connects Capital.com’s Australian subsidiary to Australia’s premier golf championship and the country’s grassroots handicap system

Trading volumes rose 11.2 % quarter-on-quarter as gold, oil and crypto dislocations drove heightened trading activity across the platform in January to March 2026.

Group maintains focus on decision-support tools and platform resilience amid elevated market activity