Neal Freiman

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Yesterday really put the red in the red, white, and blue.

American assets had their worst day since last April as President Trump's insistence on acquiring Greenland unnerves investors over the safety of USA Inc.

The S&P 500 had its worst day in four months,

dropping more than 2% and erasing its entire gain for 2026.

Tech dragged the index lower with each member of the Magnificent Seven falling at least 1%.

The dollar fell against a basket of other currencies.

Gold, sorry for being a broken record, surged to a new record.

And treasury bonds tumbled, sending yields higher.

The sell-off broke a long spell of calm in the stock market, which had largely brushed off major geopolitical upheaval in recent weeks.

It shrugged when the U.S.

captured Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro in a surprise raid and also ignored when Fed Chair Jerome Powell said he was under criminal investigation.

But the events of the past few days seem to have caught the attention of investors.

President Trump threatened eight European allies with tariffs come February 1st, unless Denmark sells Greenland to the U.S., and the EU has vowed to respond with an economic barrage of its own.

Toby, it's important to emphasize just how big of a shift is occurring right now.

Historically, when things get hairy, investors flock to the safety of American assets, a lighthouse in the tempest.

In these uncertain days, they're yanking their American investments.