• Sygnia flagged a “debasement trade” as the US Treasury intervened in the US bond market following a decades-high yield surge.
• Gold rose 15% while bitcoin gained 27%; bond yields quickly resumed rising, the dollar slid to a three-month low.
• Analysis cited fiscal dominance risks as US national debt topped USD 40 trillion; yield suppression seen eroding the dollar’s real value.
• Positioning shifted toward hedges for a weaker dollar, higher gold; South African bonds moved to neutral, South African equities overweight.
• South Africa’s June inflation hit 5%; services-led pressures from fuel, utilities, housing seen hurting middle-class households more than poorer ones.

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