Why Gold Fell While Stocks Were Selling Off
Gold is supposed to benefit from fear, but today stocks and gold fell together as a strong jobs report pushed investors toward higher-rate expectations, cash-like safety, and the dollar.
Today’s Jobs Report and What It Means for Interest Rates
The May 2026 jobs report was stronger than expected, shifting the interest-rate conversation away from cuts and back toward inflation risk.
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A 2026 update on global income and wealth per person, comparing the 2012 snapshot with current GDP, wealth, poverty, and inequality data.
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