Morning Market Recap
Market Pulse: Precious-metals miners have stormed ahead of broader markets, with gold equities posting a 135% gain in 2025, overshadowing chip names stuck in a funk.
Key Movers: See “Gold Stocks Trounce AI-Driven Chip Rally With 135% Gain in 2025” (Biztoc.com), plus fresh buy-ins at Vulcan Materials and Biogen from Greenleaf Trust in recent ETF filings.
Macro & Politics: The IMF is demanding clarity from Zimbabwe on its exit from the dollar, and Kenya’s PMI shows private-sector growth is picking up steam.
What’s Next: Track developments on Harare’s currency plan and upcoming PMI updates from Kenya before the next session.
Market Commentary
Everyone’s cheering the AI rally, but they’re ignoring that gold stocks have chalked up a 135% surge this year. The story in “Gold Stocks Trounce AI-Driven Chip Rally With 135% Gain in 2025” (Biztoc.com) shows precious-metals miners are feeding off real pricing power, not hype algorithms. While tech reports fluff earnings forecasts, these outfits are locking in cash flow and crushing inflation headwinds. It’s a damn wake-up call if you’ve been glued to GPU buzz.
On the surface, Zimbabwe’s standoff with the IMF (“IMF Wants Clarity From Zimbabwe on Plans to End Dollar Usage” – Biztoc.com) and Kenya’s PMI upswing (“Kenya’s private sector activity expands in September, PMI shows” – Biztoc.com) look unrelated. But both signal a refocus on economic fundamentals over central-bank theatrics. Frontier markets are no longer babysitting failing currencies or chasing gimmicky stimulus – they’re building real growth engines. That pivot could redraw capital flows into EM ETFs faster than you think – hell, maybe even this quarter.
Stop dancing with momentum-driven names that fizzle the minute a tweet lands. Tilt your exposure toward sectors showing real earnings lift – gold producers and select frontier markets get my vote. Trim the fat from overhyped tech plays and overweight assets where policy risk is baked in. If you don’t act on this lens, you’ll end up stuck long after the music stops.
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Greenleaf Trust raised its stake in Vulcan Materials Company (NYSE:VMC – Free Report) by 7.7% in the 2nd quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The fund owned 2,897 shares of the construction company’s stock after purchasing an additional 207 shares during the…
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Greenleaf Trust increased its stake in shares of Biogen Inc. (NASDAQ:BIIB – Free Report) by 91.8% during the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The fund owned 5,669 shares of the biotechnology company’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,714 shares du…
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