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Why Doesn’t Gold Glitter These Days?

Article By: Interactive Brokers

Thursday, March 11, 2021 1:10 PM EDT

Gold is not acting as a particularly good hedge against inflationary expectations, but it has acted well as an “anti-dollar”. The problem for gold over recent weeks is that the dollar has strengthened as interest rates rose.

In this article: GLD, TIP

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8 Monster Stock Market Predictions – Week Of March 8

Article By: Michael J. Kramer

Sunday, March 7, 2021 1:36 PM EDT

This will be another big week for stocks, with the CPI and PPI data, plus an ECB meeting. This is all critical stuff for the bond market specifically, and while most will focus on the 10-year, the TIP market maybe even more important.

In this article: AMD, AMZN, NVDA, SPY, TIP, TLT, SQ, ROKU, DOCU

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Treasury Market Volatility: Not Uncommon At All, Why And How

Article By: Jeffrey P. Snider

Saturday, February 27, 2021 8:30 PM EDT

As bond curves shrink, the volatility only looks bigger when it’s not even close.

In this article: TIP

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8 Monster Stock Market Predictions – The Week Of February 22

Article By: Michael J. Kramer

Sunday, February 21, 2021 12:37 PM EDT

Rates will likely be all of the focus this week, especially after the big move higher last week across the yield curve. The 10-year jumped to finish last week around 1.35%, while the 30-year closed at 2.13%.

In this article: BAC, TSLA, SPY, TIP, TLT, BABA, UBER, LQD

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