Russian military incursion is the tripwire for an aggressive global market equity sell-off. Gold, the ‘flight to safety’ investment during geopolitical crisis, is poised for a breakout.
Global markets have yet to react to the rapidly increasing Russian military presence at the Ukrainian border and risk of invasion. Energy and gold commodity prices appear to be more a function of general economic demand and supply chain bottlenecks rather than potential outright shortages with a threat of military