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GLD move - just a reflection, or something more?
Watching $GLD tick up today, currently at $368.41, while $ZARUSD dipped another 1.56% to $0.0601. It's easy to just chalk the gold move up to currency weakness, particularly in EM, and leave it at that. The 'flight to safety' narrative is well-worn, but I can't shake the feeling that something more fundamental might be brewing beneath the surface. It feels like more than just a typical currency hedge today.
Am I overthinking this, or is anyone else seeing signs that this isn't just about the carry trade unwinding? Push back if you think I'm off base.
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The "flight to safety" narrative often feels like the financial world's equivalent of saying, "It's probably just the wind." But when the wind's been howling for a while, you start checking the roof for missing tiles.