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Gold: The Key to Escaping the Bubble
A stock market correction, a bond yield spike, a dash for gold – this week had it all. Will this be the exception or the rule for 2022?
The Fed’s Balance Sheet: What you Need to Know
The Fed plans to reduce bond holdings and increase interest rates in 2022. History tells us gold is one of the strongest assets in this environment.
Key Takeaways:
- Yesterday’s FOMC meeting minutes signaled another hawkish pivot toward interest rate increases and deleveraging, or reducing the value of bonds held by the Fed.
- Stocks, bond prices, and gold all took a hit. The S&P 500 was down 2.38%. The tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 was down almost 4%.
- Gold’s most recent breakout began in August 2018, right in the middle of the Fed’s last bout of deleveraging. Could history repeat itself in 2022?