Gold Silver Reports (GSR) — Gold Investors Await Fresh Move in US-China Trade Spat – Spot gold was almost unchanged at $1,332.46 an ounce as of 9am. Prices hit a more than two-week low of $1,321.16 an ounce on Friday before closing 0.5% higher. US gold futures were unchanged at $1,335.80 an ounce.
Trade Tensions
Trump Escalates Trade Tensions With Call for New China Tariffs
Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – The move threatens to unravel efforts by top U.S. and Chinese trade officials to lower the heat and reach an agreement that could stave off an escalating conflict, after the release of a list of tariff targets earlier this week prompted immediate threats of retaliation from Beijing.
Stocks Rally Third Day as Trump Team Eases Stance
Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – Stocks Rally Third Day as Trump Team Eases Stance — The S&P 500 Index bounced back from Monday’s selloff as investors grew more confident the administration’s protectionist rhetoric wouldn’t result in equally stringent policy. The rally took stocks to a two-week high. The dollar strengthened for the third time this week, while the 10-year Treasury yield popped above 2.82 percent.
Global Gold Prices Rise on Renewed US-China Trade Tensions
Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – Gold prices rose on Monday as the dollar eased amid renewed concerns over a trade war after China imposed additional tariffs on US products in response to US duties on imports of aluminium and steel.
Asia Stocks Signal More Losses Amid Trade Tensions
Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – The sell-off that sent global markets into a tailspin last week stretched into Monday, with stock futures in Asia signaling further declines amid concern that global growth may be hurt by American protectionist policies. U.S. equity futures offered some hope of stabilization.