# Treasury yields
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Hawkish Powell, Middle East Shock and Oil Surge Send Markets Tumbling
The Fed maintained rates but Chair Powell’s hawkish tone, coupled with escalating Middle East tensions and a surge in oil prices, triggered a sharp global market selloff. Stocks and cryptocurrencies fell, Treasury yields and the dollar rose, and paradoxically precious metals dropped as real yields climbed. Investors now face the twin risks of prolonged restrictive U.S. policy and an oil-driven inflation shock, complicating the outlook for markets and central‑bank timing on future rate cuts.
US Producer Prices Edge Higher in February, Complicating the Fed’s Path to Easier Policy
US producer prices in February exceeded expectations: core PPI rose 3.9% year‑on‑year and 0.5% month‑on‑month, while headline PPI climbed 0.7% month‑on‑month (3.4% YoY). The surprise increases the risk that inflation remains persistent, complicating Federal Reserve plans to cut rates and posing wider financial and global economic implications.
Gold Isn’t Always a Safe Haven: US–Iran Escalation Triggers Wild Swings and Tests the Bull Case
Gold posted wild intra‑week swings after a US–Iran escalation in late February and early March, briefly spiking above $5,400/oz before plunging below $5,000/oz. Short‑term reversals were driven by a stronger dollar, rising US yields and deleveraging in paper markets, even as long‑term drivers such as central‑bank buying and de‑dollarisation remain intact.
Calm on the Surface, Risk Beneath: Why US Markets Look Unfazed as Middle East Tensions Flare
US equities were unusually calm after a weekend escalation in the Middle East, with an early sell‑off reversing and volumes dropping sharply. Energy and shipping markets priced a clear risk premium while bond yields rose, signalling markets are prioritising inflation risk over a classic flight to safety; the key variable remains how long disruptions persist.
Trump’s Warsh Gamble: A Fed Nomination That Shocked the Dollar, Gold and Global Risk Appetite
President Trump’s January 30 nomination of Kevin Warsh as Fed chair jolted markets, sending the dollar higher, Treasury yields up and precious metals into steep declines. Warsh’s public scepticism of prolonged quantitative easing and his preference for shrinking the Fed’s balance sheet prompted investors to reprice liquidity and risk, with implications for global capital flows and asset valuations.
Wall Street's Rotation Lift: Dow Tops 50,000 as Nvidia and Chip Makers Rally
U.S. markets surged on Friday, with the Dow closing above 50,000 for the first time as chips and cyclical stocks led a broad-based rally. Nvidia and other semiconductor names jumped on expectations of increased AI data‑centre spending, while investors digested mixed signals on corporate capex and the Fed’s path amid delayed payroll data.
After an Epic Sell‑Off, Gold Rockets Back Above $5,000 — Time to Buy or Run for the Exits?
After an extraordinary two‑day sell‑off that pushed spot gold below $4,500, international prices rebounded sharply and reclaimed the $5,000/oz mark by Feb 4. The swings were driven by a blend of speculative liquidation, margin‑related forced selling, shifts in US policy expectations and changes in dollar and Treasury yields, while Chinese retail demand showed both frantic selling and buying.
Wall Street’s Triple Shock: Tech Sells Off as Bonds and the Dollar Diverge, Nvidia Loses Nearly $200bn Overnight
U.S. stocks tumbled, Treasury yields rose and the dollar weakened in a one-day market shock that left tech giants especially bruised. Nvidia lost roughly $195.6 billion in market value overnight, while gold surged as investors sought refuge from heightened volatility. The episode highlights how quickly gains in richly valued tech names can be reversed when yields rise and risk sentiment deteriorates, with potential spillovers to global markets and emerging economies.