The war in Ukraine seems to be a balancing act of dragging it out long enough for arms manufacturers to churn a huge profit but not pushing too hard to trigger a world war.

I'm more worried about households not being able to weather the cost of living crisis everywhere and mortgages starting to fail triggering market crashes.

If nukes fly you'll have been better off buying lead than gold. If politicians continue to ignore cries of help from their public, gold will definitely save you from heartbreak.