Oil Is The Immediate Tax; Long Yields Are The Valuation Gate; Bitcoin And Gold Are The Tell
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- Hard assets like oil, Bitcoin, and gold rallied while equities fell and long-term Treasury yields remained elevated near 4.70%.
- Rising oil prices from Hormuz disruptions and high borrowing costs forced consumer spending trade-offs, driving a 9.2% drop in Walmart shares despite an earnings beat.
- Institutional investors are closely monitoring whether persistently high input prices and discount rates will keep broad equities under pressure while scarce assets outperform.