Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – The rise in gold prices could be attributed to sharp falls in global stock markets that would drive investors to the safe-heaven asset gold, and weakening of the dollar. Despite Trump’s intervention, the dollar was near one-year highs as Fed chairman Jerome Powell said US was poised for several more years of growth, strengthening prospects of rate hikes.
Gold Silver Reports – Then there’s the collateral damage of his greenbackboosting, late-cycle fiscal stimulus, which is making investors worried about Asian currency weakness. Indonesian notes …
Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that tariffs on $34 billion worth of Chinese goods will kick in at 12:01 a.m. EST on Friday morning. China said that its tariffs on U.S. goods would take effect immediately after the U.S. duties kick in.
Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – Trade War Hits Stocks as $8 Trillion in Bear Market — The MSCI Emerging Markets Index sank to the lowest in 10 months, while 18 out of 24 currencies tracked by Bloomberg fell. The Shanghai Composite Index has tumbled 20 percent from its peak in January, with China joining nations such as Turkey and Pakistan in crossing that threshold. The risk premium on sovereign bonds over U.S. Treasuries widened.
Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – That’s the early view from financial markets as the tariff dust-up between China and the U.S. shows increasing signs of impacting stock prices. While broad measures of American equities have held up better than their Chinese counterparts, striation within the U.S. market shows investors anticipate steep losses in some stalwart names.
Gold Silver Reports (NBR) – Donald Trump Misguided Trade War — U.S. President Donald Trump may sincerely think he’s battling to win Americans a better deal on trade with China. In fact, he’s making a better deal harder to achieve — and threatening to inflict grave economic damage on the U.S. economy in the process.
Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – After greeting each other for the first time Tuesday in front of reporters, the American president and the North Korean leader will seclude themselves on Singapore’s Sentosa Island for roughly 45 minutes while their entourages wait nearby. The intimate huddle will precede a larger meeting and a working lunch attended by Trump’s chief of staff, national security adviser and secretary of state, the White House said, along with some of their North Korean counterparts.