<p>The uncertainty created by a possible air strike in Syria is doing that thing to global markets where assets that thrive on nervousness do well and stocks go down.</p>
<p>US markets fell (after being up early in the day) and now Japan is down as well.</p>
<p>Here's the Nikkei:</p>
<p><div class="image-container display-table"><div><div class="image"><img src="http://static4.businessinsider.com/image/521bf4bc6bb3f73a2d8b4567-498-398/screen shot 2013-08-26 at 8.36.29 pm.png" border="0" alt="Screen Shot 2013 08 26 at 8.36.29 PM" /><p class="source">Nikkei.com</p></div></div></div></p>
<p>Meanwhile, <keyword id="18712" type="ENTERTAINMENT" weightage="60" keywordseo="Gold">gold</keyword> is at a 1-month high.</p>
<p><div class="image-container display-table"><div><div class="image"><img src="http://static4.businessinsider.com/image/521bf4e369bedd26238b456d-632-400/screen shot 2013-08-26 at 8.37.30 pm.png" border="0" alt="Screen Shot 2013 08 26 at 8.37.30 PM" /><p class="source">Kitco</p></div></div></div></p>

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Gold Is Rallying And Japan Is Falling

The uncertainty created by a possible air strike in Syria is doing that thing to global markets where assets that thrive on nervousness do well and stocks go down. US markets fell (after being up early in the day) and now Japan is down as well. Here's the Nikkei: Nikkei.com Meanwhile, gold is at a 1-month high. Kitco

The uncertainty created by a possible air strike in Syria is doing that thing to global markets where assets that thrive on nervousness do well and stocks go down. 
US markets fell after being up early in the day and now Japan is down as well.

Gold Is Rallying And Japan Is Falling

Joe Weisenthal

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