Newsquawk reported this a little while ago and it has since been doing the rounds,,, not ckear whether this is a factor but XAUUSD has retreated further from yesterday’s 2882 high
A look at the day ahead in U.S. and global markets from Mike Dolan
With tariff tensions easing a touch for now and price pressures coming off the boil, U.S. Treasury yields have plunged this week – defusing a tense January for bond markets and helping stocks find a foothold in the thick of a noisy earnings season.
Although they backed up a touch early Thursday, 10-year Treasury yields have sliced below 4.5% – dropping more than 10 basis points at one point on Wednesday to their lowest of the year as January ISM service sector readings showed a surprise drop in the prices paid by businesses.
GVI 11:39 – donald’s use of promise to apply tariff is akin to extracting information or some action from a counterparty you promise to drill their knee or pull their fingernail(s). It is just a tool to extract action from someone. No interest in actual trade war – only to bend to one’s desired bend-angle.
It feels like markets have begun trading in anticipation of Trump’s tariffs since August. Signals are mixed (i.e. gold up, bond yields down, dollar well of its highs, stocks uncertain) as to whether Trump’s tariffs will turn out to be a Nothing Burger.