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Rob B's avatar

I like gold but I have cut it back a lot in the last 2 weeks. I just cannot be in a crowd of this size - I get frightened. The punchline to me is, right now, you must hedge your gold position. Gold was the hedge, but now it needs to be hedged. And I agree short S&P is the right way to do it. Not quite my mandate, but that is also what I would do.

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Michael's avatar

Yep, this is very easily fixable by lowering rates/devaluing the USD. Which is also a logical thing to do if you want to onshore, rather than running around charging other people with tariffs. Looks like we are getting there.

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CS's avatar

FED is stopping QT for now and means that net net FED is creating more liquidity into markets propelling risk assets, so good for gold/silver/miners and in general all risk assets, until the music stops, let's see what will stop it, my guess long term bond yields once moving beyond 5% and accelerating quickly...

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Andy Fately's avatar

Perhaps Chair Powell is reading your mind as he appears ready to restart QE

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Russell Clark's avatar

the problem is that if the rest of the world is doing ok, then QE will create inflation this time...

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Andy Fately's avatar

totally agree. higher inflation is already baked in the cake I fear. at least, higher than the 2% that was alleged prior to Covid.

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