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Hartnett (+) Gold Selloff Explained: Dollar Demand Shock
Nomura frames gold’s decline as forced liquidation from crowded long positioning tied to the de-dollarization trade. Leveraged players, particularly in the Middle East, are selling to meet dollar liquidity needs. The move is flow-driven, not fundamental, and reflects positioning excess being cleared rather than a change in gold’s long-term macro trajectory.
Jeff Currie: The Global Economy is in for a (C)rude Awakening
The Hormuz disruption exposes a system-wide commodity constraint where oil’s irreplaceability drives production risk, not demand adjustment. Physical shortages are amplified by global hoarding, creating a behavioral demand surge. Policy tools are insufficient, credit transmission is tightening, and markets are shifting toward a security-driven regime favoring commodities and asset-heavy sectors.
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Data on Deck: PPI and Fed Day
MONDAY, MARCH 2310:00 amConstruction spending (delayed report)Jan.0.3%
TUESDAY, MARCH 248:30 amU.S. productivity (revision)Q42.8%9:45 amS&P flash U.S. services PMIMarch51.79:45 amS&P flash U.S. manufacturing PMIMarch51.66:30 pmFederal Reserve governor Michael Barr speaks
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 258:30 amImport price indexFeb.0.2%8:30 amImport price index minus fuelFeb.0.5%4:10 pmFederal Reserve governor Stephen Miran speaks
THURSDAY, MARCH 268:30 amInitial jobless claimsMarch 214:00 pmFederal Reserve governor Lisa Cook speaks6:30 pmFederal Reserve governor Stephen Miran speaks7:00 pmFederal Reserve Vice Chair Philip Jefferson speaks7:10 pmFederal Reserve governor Michael Barr speaks
FRIDAY, MARCH 2710:00 amConsumer sentiment (final)March55.51
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Charts and Final Market Check:
Why Wicks Matter
Wicks and trapped sellers
Wicks and discouraged shorts
Using Wicks as a simple form of VWAP
Wicks and fish hooks
Prior wicks as reversals…
MONDAY, MARCH 2310:00 amConstruction spending (delayed report)Jan.0.3%
TUESDAY, MARCH 248:30 amU.S. productivity (revision)Q42.8%9:45 amS&P flash U.S. services PMIMarch51.79:45 amS&P flash U.S. manufacturing PMIMarch51.66:30 pmFederal Reserve governor Michael Barr speaks
WEDNESDAY, MARCH 258:30 amImport price indexFeb.0.2%8:30 amImport price index minus fuelFeb.0.5%4:10 pmFederal Reserve governor Stephen Miran speaks
THURSDAY, MARCH 268:30 amInitial jobless claimsMarch 214:00 pmFederal Reserve governor Lisa Cook speaks6:30 pmFederal Reserve governor Stephen Miran speaks7:00 pmFederal Reserve Vice Chair Philip Jefferson speaks7:10 pmFederal Reserve governor Michael Barr speaks
FRIDAY, MARCH 2710:00 amConsumer sentiment (final)March55.5
