Turkey central bank reserves
Turkey’s centralbank sold or swapped roughly 60 tons of gold (over $8 billion) following the Iran conflict to secure foreign exchange or liras via swap agreements, contributing to sharp downward pressure on gold prices. Source: Augur Infinity
After the second-strongest bull market since at least 1974, gold is coming extremely close to bear market territory.
Source: Bespoke
Since the war began, Goldman's Matt Kaplan notes that Thursday/Friday have seen dramatic losses relative to the rest of the week...
Source: zerohedge
US 10 year flirting with the huge 4.4% level. A decisive close above this resistance area and rates risk squeezing more.
Source: TME
Stock markets around the world since the war started:
Source: Dividendology
The Fundrise Innovation Fund (ticker $VCX) is a closed-end fund invested into non-listed companies such as Anthropic, Space X, etc.
Investors paid at top tick $575 while the current NAV (bottom of the chart) is $18.25… Peak sentiment on private cos? Source. Bloomberg, RBC
While the market panics, Buffett is raking.
Occidental Petroleum $OXY Source: Trend Spider
China is pulling silver from global markets at the fastest pace in 8 years
China is rapidly absorbing global silver supply, with imports exceeding 790 tons in early 2026 and a record February. Demand is driven by retail investors seeking a cheaper alternative to gold and solar manufacturers accelerating purchases before tax changes. With the solar sector consuming about 20% of global supply and inventories falling, market tightness is intensifying. China’s dominant role in both demand and production is amplifying pressure on already constrained silver markets. Source: Global Markets Investor
