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Wall Street's 'fear gauge' is doing something unusual as stocks hit record highs

CNBC·August 5, 2026 at 7:18 PM

Stocks and the Cboe Volatility Index move together only about 20% of the time.

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USD/EUR0.8564+0.09%
USD/GBP0.7328-0.02%
USD/JPY159.07+0.12%
USD/CHF0.8021+0.31%
USD/CAD1.383+0.33%
USD/AUD1.395-0.68%
USD/ILS2.990-0.24%
USD/CNY6.710-0.18%

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