Global markets face turmoil as silver and crypto volatility hits stocks
Global stocks fell on Friday as extreme volatility in silver and crypto markets rattled investors. Concerns over AI profitability and rising US layoffs weighed on sentiment.
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A global stock rout that began on Wall Street in the United States 
US spilled into Asian markets on Feb 6, 2026, triggering sharp volatility across equities, precious metals, and cryptocurrencies. This ongoing event has produced sizable intra-day losses and trading suspensions, hitting regional benchmarks and erasing trillions in market value in some sectors. The broad scale of the move has affected global and Asia-Pacific benchmarks, altered short-term market positioning, and shifted interest rate expectations.
US spilled into Asian markets on Feb 6, 2026, triggering sharp volatility across equities, precious metals, and cryptocurrencies. This ongoing event has produced sizable intra-day losses and trading suspensions, hitting regional benchmarks and erasing trillions in market value in some sectors. The broad scale of the move has affected global and Asia-Pacific benchmarks, altered short-term market positioning, and shifted interest rate expectations.
