Gold Surges 6%, Silver Tops $62 — Has the Rally's Logic Already Shifted?
Gold futures +6.06% Wednesday through $4,300, silver +3.88% to $62 — precious metals out of a two-month range and their biggest single day in nearly five months. Fear wasn't the driver: U.S.-Iran de-escalation took oil and Treasury yields down, September hike odds slipped from 67% to 57%, the dollar softened alongside. So the pricing moved off the haven premium onto a slower-growth, lower-real-yield chain. Friday's payrolls is the next variable. Fuel switched from fear to rates — what caps it now?