Morgan Stanley CIO: Gold's Bull Market Has Run 25 Years, Defensive Value Stands Out as Stocks and Bonds Falter
Reported by finance.biggo.com: “Morgan Stanley CIO: Gold's Bull Market Has Run 25 Years, Defensive Value Stands Out as Stocks and Bonds Falter”. Gold settled at $4,421 an ounce on August 18, 2026 — $142.13 per gram, -1.19% on the day.
The development may change short-term gold-price expectations. Confirmation requires comparing the headline with COMEX, the dollar, yields and trading volume. Thirty sessions later gold traded at $4,187 an ounce, -5.29% versus the date of the report. That is an observation about the market, not a consequence of one headline.
- COMEX price
- US Dollar Index
- US 10Y yield
- volume and momentum
- price confirmation
- trading volume
- cross-asset reaction
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