The bond market is flashing a signal not seen since before the 2008 crisis
Troubling developments unfolded in the U.S. bond market on Thursday that had some investors drawing comparisons with the run-up to the 2008 financial crisis.
The current problems start with rising oil prices as a result of the U.S.-Israeli war against Iran, which is raising the risk of stagflation and the prospect of a 2026 interest-rate hike by the Federal Reserve. Brent crude the global oil benchmark, briefly blew past $119 a barrel on Thursday as attacks escalated on oil-and-gas infrastructure in the Persian Gulf. West Texas Intermediate crude-oil futures briefly crossed $100 a barrel.
But even as oil prices have spiked and stock prices come down, Treasurys, often seen as a haven during times of market unease, haven’t rallied on a continual basis. Instead, fears that the war in the Middle East could morph into a full-blown energy crisis pushed the policy-sensitive 2-year Treasury yield above the Federal Reserve’s interest-rate target on Thursday. Bond yields move inversely with prices and rise during selloffs.
Thursday’s bond-market selloff caused the Treasury yield curve to exhibit what traders describe as a “bear-flattening” pattern. This actually began back in early February. Typically, the pattern emerges when bond traders are bracing for a difficult economic environment ahead.
https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/markets/the-bond-market-is-flashing-a-signal-not-seen-since-before-the-2008-crisis/ar-AA1Z0IQA
Gee what's the commonality here?
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equals watching a couple of niche videos on YouTube.
Many doomsayers feel that the stock market is only riding an AI bubble that will soon burst, so tangible assets like property and metals are the way to go as we ride out the storm. Unless you want to invest in the MIC, which seems to be doing quite well at the moment. 
