- Gold and silver joined a broad sell-off on Thursday.
- The metals shed around 5% and 10%, respectively, as fears about the Iran war and inflation gripped global markets.
- Mining stocks and ETFs linked to gold and silver also fell.
https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/19/gold-and-silver-sell-off-as-inflation-fears-grip-global-markets.html
Makes LITERALLY ZERO sense. GOLD the hedge for geopolitical instability is crashing in the face of geopolitical instability. Can’t make this up. https://t.co/EAEisDvGB1
— Just a Dude Who Invests (@DudeWhoInvests) March 19, 2026
Wait a minute here…
The entire US Treasury complex sells off after the Fed meeting.
2s, 5s, 10s, 30s — all down. Yields rising.
At the same time:
Middle East tensions escalating…
And gold sells off?That’s the part that should make you pause.
Because this isn’t about… pic.twitter.com/hT9YZ37hnf
— Jaime E. Carrasco (@IJCarrasco) March 18, 2026