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Markets wake up: Oil drops, gold jumps, yen bid

Risk aversion kicks in

Risk aversion kicks in
Gold is up $14 in the first minutes of trading while WTI crude has fallen 2.5% to $52.85. S&P 500 futures are down 1%. The US 10-year note future contract is up 11 ticks.
The yen is bid but not as much as I anticipated. NZD/JPY is down 50 pips to 71.69 and is the biggest percentage mover. USD/JPY is down 45 pips to 108.83.
Get ready for a wild week.

Gold rises to the highest since January 8

Back to pre-Iran attack levels

Gold is catching a safe-haven bid in a quick rally to $1574 from $1559 at the start of US trading.
The market is divided at the moment. There is a big cohort of people who continue to buy dips in stocks while a second cohort is bidding up safe assets as a hedge or a trade.
I see it as a battle between coronavirus alarmists and optimists. My guess is that it gets worse before it gets better.
Back to pre-Iran attack levels
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