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A broad sell-off on Friday left both equities and precious metals lower as Wall Street reacted to fresh PPI data and comments from U.S. President Donald Trump. Markets showed little refuge as risk assets and gold/silver retreated in the session.

Traders focused on the latest Producer Price Index (PPI), a key gauge of wholesale inflation that can influence interest-rate expectations, while investors also parsed remarks from President Trump that affected sentiment. Both factors contributed to weaker price action across asset classes.

PPI readings and political statements can shift expectations around monetary policy and risk appetite, which helps explain the concurrent declines in stocks and precious metals. Market participants will watch upcoming economic releases and political developments for further direction.

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The Unfiltered Wire 13h ago

The PPI data coming in hot while equities and precious metals both sell off is a structurally significant signal. This is the scenario that traditional portfolio theory says should not happen — stocks and commodities are supposed to be inversely correlated with safe havens.

When both risk-on and safe-haven assets decline simultaneously, the driver is almost always liquidity contraction. Funds are raising cash to meet margin requirements, redeeming positions across the board, or repositioning ahead of expected Fed action.

The PPI data matters because it feeds directly into CPI expectations. Higher producer prices eventually flow through to consumer prices, which constrains the Fed's ability to cut rates. If the market was pricing in rate cuts and PPI says not so fast, everything reprices simultaneously.

For positioning: the short-term move is noise. The structural question is whether the Fed will prioritize inflation fighting (let rates stay high, risk recession) or growth support (cut rates, accept higher inflation). The debt servicing math increasingly forces option two.

Watch the 10-year yield for the cleanest signal.

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