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The metal’s price has dipped from its high in September amid a raft of good news that has boosted investors’ risk appetite.

Appetite for cyclical plays like financials has picked up as trade negotiations between the U.S. and China show signs of progress.

Among funds impacted so far, the Invesco China Technology ETF fell 2.8%, while the KraneShares CSI China Internet Fund lost 3.8%.

As much as $18 billion of inflows to money market funds last week were partly driven by the desire to “take some chips off the table,” an expert says.

Worries over weak U.S. data, the impact of President Trump’s multi-front trade war and the interest rate outlook has whipsawed investors in recent weeks.

Bullion is “once again trying to reclaim its role as a safe haven” amid trade war concerns and the Fed’s halt on rates, a strategist said.

Trade tension and a record-long government shutdown have left many in the “more defensive parts of the market,” one TD Ameritrade strategist says.

Even as equities have taken a beating, I haven't received a single frantic call or text.