Long-Trusted Haven Trades Are Failing as Gold, Treasuries Fall

Published on March 7, 2026

Traditional safe havens — Treasuries, the yen, the Swiss franc, and gold — have offered investors no refuge as the Middle East conflict roiled markets this week.

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