🥇 Gold notched its 50th record of 2025, up ~70% to nearly $4,500/oz on rate-cut bets tied to the Federal Reserve and rising geopolitical risk, while silver hit ~$70/oz after gaining ~140% this year. 🇳🇿 New Zealand’s free-trade deal with India cuts tariffs on 95% of exports and aims for $20bn of investment over 15 years, but leaves dairy firms like Fonterra Co-operative Group Ltd ⌨️ Rakuten Group Inc says its in-house AI models are ~90% cheaper to run than rivals, with a 1,000-person team using thousands of NVIDIA Corp chips and AI already adding ¥10.5bn ($67m) 🇪🇺 EU governments agreed on a common position on the digital euro, clearing the way for talks with lawmakers and a possible 2029 launch led by the European Central Bank.