Flight to Safety Accelerates as Oil Crash and Gold Surge Reveal Macro Fracture

Flight to Safety Accelerates as Oil Crash and Gold Surge Reveal Macro Fracture

The flight to safety that began quietly in April just kicked into a higher gear. Gold jumped 1.58% to $4,506.70 per ounce on June 4th while WTI crude collapsed 3.95% to $92.23—the sharpest one-day oil drop in three weeks—and the 10-year Treasury yield fell 49 basis points (a typo in the data, but likely means … Read more