Run on banks
The current market situation sparked enormous fear among investors, especially in the banking sector. The situation over the Silicon Valley Bank sparked the run on banks and almost immediately affected both, big and regional banks. From the big players, the biggest loser is currently The Charles Swab Corporation with a decline of -11.48%. The regional sector got stronger hits like the First Republic Bank, which is currently -65.50%. And these numbers are just a 1-day performance data.
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The banking sector is not the only one that is affected. The fear factor works effectively and the negative sentiment is seen throughout all markets. But if the fear is in workings, it is the prime time for safe havens.
Safe havens work
Classic safe havens such as gold, silver, CHF, and JPY work in a time of not negative, but fearful sentiment. Investors are shocked and wait for another government’s and Fed’s steps. Currently, the market participants do not know what is going to be next, and how the situation will be handled. And this waiting negatively affects further development. But there is a difference between negative sentiment and fearful sentiment.
A shocked market is definitely a fearful one, and in that case, the safe havens have their prime time. The chart below shows the comparison of the 1-day development of the two most famous indices and commonly known safe-havens.
The 1-day performance of SP500 and DJI vs. Gold, Silver, USDCHF, and USDJPY, source: bloomberg.com
Correlation vs. fear
The correlation between gold as the main safe haven and SP500 was in highly positive territory thanks to the situation about Fed’s monetary policy. Where higher interest rates hurt the gold and stock exchanges. Gold has no interest, therefore the financial assets with higher rates are more competitive. Stocks were hurt because the higher interest positively affects the U.S. Dollar.
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But this correlation is over. Especially in times of high fear. As it is seen from the chart above, just today silver appreciates by +6.75%, and gold gains +2.58%. JPY appreciates +1.30% against USD, and CHF considered another safe haven gains +1.04%. And the day is not over.
Tomorrow’s inflation data
The next two weeks will be very crucial as Fed’s Powell testified that another interest hike must be done to calm the inflation. As the consequence, the banking sector has started collapsing. So what will be the next steps? And what about tomorrow’s inflation data from the U.S? Inflation is the most watched indicator for setting the next monetary policy, so it will definitely play a key part.
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