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Stocks closed mostly mournful as well as reflective.

Inauspicious update below.

From Reuters:

Gold hits to a greater extent than than 6-month depression every bit dollar, equities recover
* Europe claws higher subsequently mainland People's Republic of China enters deport territory
* Dollar recovers from 1-week depression amidst ascent merchandise tensions
* Palladium hits lowest since early on Apr
Gold hitting its lowest inwards to a greater extent than than vi months on Tuesday every bit a sell off inwards global conduct chances assets eased as well as the precious metallic remained nether pull per unit of measurement area from the prospect that ascent U.S. involvement rates volition farther back upward the dollar.

Modest gains from Europe’s primary bourses relieved nervy investors on Tuesday, subsequently the latest escalation inwards an increasingly global merchandise tempest pummelled Wall Street as well as sent mainland People's Republic of China into deport marketplace territory.

Rising equities, seen every bit risky assets, tend to weigh on gold, seen every bit a condom haven.
The dollar strengthened on growing concerns close an intensifying conflict betwixt the United States of America as well as its merchandise partners, specially China. Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 stronger dollar makes dollar-priced gilt costlier for non-U.S. investors.

“The dollar (has been) a lot stronger, that’s the primary driver here. Also, gilt hasn’t seemed to exercise goodness from the (trade) turmoil, thus I imagine that’s made only about longs throw inwards the towel,” said Matthew Turner, commodities strategist at Macquarie.

“The inquiry going frontwards is whether gilt volition demo amend reaction to these (trade) uncertainties. I experience it should, but yous remove to come across a plow inwards the dollar, or only about confidence the dollar is non going to continue going up.”

Spot gilt was downwardly 0.6 per centum at $1,256.45 an ounce, every bit of 1019 GMT, having hitting its weakest since mid-December.

U.S. gilt futures for August delivery were 0.8 per centum lower at $1,258.40 per ounce.
Gold-backed exchange-traded funds tracked past times Thomson Reuters were headed for their weakest calendar month since July 2017, every bit investors covered losses inwards equities, commodities as well as other markets caused past times tariff disputes....
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HT: Kitco who likewise report:
Money Managers Slash Bullish Positioning In Gold Futures

And the inauspicious update?

Invest inwards Kirin
Mindfulness overrated
Sensei insensate 

Okay, the pseudo Japanese schtick is difficult to maintain, much less inwards haiku format, thus I'll outsource. Here's the inspiration for this iteration, Cassandra Does Tokyo from a few years ago:

ZeroWhinger

Got whatever Gold? I do...
Glass is ever half-empty
The game's frickin' rigged!


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