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13 hours agoGLD's $75 Billion Couldn't Shield It From the Tariff-Driven Selloff
Gold spent most of 2025 and early 2026 acting like the one asset that couldn't be rattled. Then tariff escalation shook the foundation. The SPDR Gold Trust (GLD) slipped 2.43% over the past week even as the fund sits on a 19.1% year-to-date gain and a 75.96% return over the past year. Even the most defensive trades carry risk when macro stress is broad enough.
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