Yen, oil, gold all fall on Iran news

The news on Iran has led to selling of Japanese yen, oil, and gold as investors and traders have decided that the world isn’t as risky a place as it was just a few days ago. The Japanese yen, the world’s favorite safe haven currency, fell 0.45% against the dollar to 101.71. West Texas Intermediate fell 0.89% to $94 a barrel and gold declined 0.17% to $1242 an ounce.

Bottom approaching: sentiment gets more negative on emerging markets and gold

Looking for a bottom in emerging market stocks and gold, two of the worst performing assets in 2013? Sentiment continues to go from negative to negativ-er. In Bloomberg survey 25% of respondents picked Brazil as either the worst or next to worst market in the world over the next year. A huge 35% picked India. Gold, down 22% in 2013, got a thumbs down–and $1050 target price–from Goldman Sachs.

Your Qs and My As: The Fifth Friday Night Video

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Where’s the  bottom? Gold plunges on post-taper disappointment

How far does the gold rally run?

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