Risk on (?!?!) as Yields Spike
Bond yields exploded, the Nasdaq hit a record, and nobody can explain both at once. The 10-year surged 25 basis points to 5.21% in a single week while Meta's Muse app drove AI stocks to new highs. Oil whipsawed on Hormuz diplomacy before Houthi missiles pushed Brent back to…
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