Markets snap to reality as chip sell-off and bond yields surge

Markets are waking up to a jolt they had long ignored. After months of pushing risks to the back burner, the recent sell-offs in chip stocks and global bonds, alongside rising oil prices amid geopolitical tension, have investors recalibrating their sense of danger. What was once a complacent calm is now giving way to sharp volatility, signaling a market grappling with real, tangible threats. The…