‘Quiet-Quitting’ of US Assets Fuels Boom in Bets From EM to Gold

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The recent 'quiet-quitting' of US assets has fueled a boom in bets from emerging markets (EM) to gold, with Asian currencies and EM stocks reaching record highs, and local currency government bonds also hitting new highs.

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Source Yahoo Finance
Claim ‘Quiet-Quitting’ of US Assets Fuels Boom in Bets From EM to Gold
AI inference Bullish · 90%
Generated 2026-01-23 06:55

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Analysed by Llama 3.1 8B Instant (Groq) Methodology v1.0 Generated
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Original source

China’s central bank set the yuan’s daily reference rate stronger than the 7-per-dollar level for the first time in over two years, lifting Asian currencies. It’s sent a gauge of EM stocks to records with the MSCI EM Latin America Index of equities hitting its highest since April 2018, while some local currency government bonds have also hit new highs. The Greenland tussle has revived questions about US exceptionalism and the role of the dollar, spurring funds from Europe to India to diversify away from Treasuries.

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Original article published by Yahoo Finance on January 23, 2026. Analysis and insights provided by AnalystMarkets AI.

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