Gold prices have stabilized a bit following an aggressive selloff from last week’s highs above the $2000/oz figure. The ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine seems to be the driving catalyst in play, with the decline probably echoing broader hopes for de-escalation after cautiously supportive comments from Moscow and Kyiv.
Tellingly, the drop registered alongside a parallel narrowing of the spread between front- and second-month Brent crude oil futures. That speaks to easing supply disruption
STOCK MARKETS
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Stock investors are watching the dramatic moves in the Treasury market for clues on the fate of one of this year’s most successful plays - the so-called reflation trade that helped power shares of economically sensitive companies higher after nearly a decade of underperformance.
Investors piled in to shares of energy producers, banks and other companies expected to benefit from a powerful economic rebound earlier this year while betting th