International

  • |

    northwestern mutual

    ByDaveslocker

    Northwestern Mutual’s Quiet Power: How a 167-Year-Old Wisconsin Insurer Is Quietly Shaping Global Capital Flows By Dave’s Locker International Desk Milwaukee rarely dominates global financial headlines—until now. While Wall Street fixates on the latest fintech unicorn or Beijing’s regulatory crackdowns, Northwestern Mutual has been moving trillions of dollars in ways that reach far beyond its…

  • |

    gld stock

    ByDaveslocker

    Gold’s Quiet Rally: Why GLD Is Suddenly the Whole World’s Hedge By Dave’s Locker International Desk LONDON—On trading floors from Tokyo to Toronto, one three-letter ticker has muscled its way back onto every macro strategist’s screen: GLD, the SPDR Gold Shares ETF. After months of listless drifting, the world’s largest bullion-backed fund has surged 11…