heighten

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Wells Fargo Investment Institute said in a note Tuesday that it expects further upside for gold in 2026, partly on market drivers such as “heightened geopolitical tensions and aggressive purchasing activity by global central banks.”

From MarketWatch

One recent example occurred in February 2022, when 38 of 49 Starlink satellites belonging to US space company SpaceX were lost just two days after launch due to heightened solar activity.

From Science Daily

"He could have judged there could be an assassination attempt against him involving Ukrainians amid heightened international spotlight due to the deployment," he added.

From Barron's

“Moreover, there is an increasing trend of replacing legitimate oversight activities with circus-like publicity stunts, all of which creates a chaotic environment with heightened emotions,” she wrote.

From Los Angeles Times

Geopolitical risk: Another popular belief is that gold hedges against geopolitical risk, rising when that risk heightens and vice versa.

From MarketWatch