Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – Trump Slams TPP Again Ahead of Trade Talks With Japan’s Abe — While Japan and South Korea would like us to go back into TPP, I don’t like the deal for the United States, Trump wrote. “Too many contingencies and no way to get out if it doesn’t work. Bilateral deals are far more efficient, profitable and better for OUR workers. Look how bad WTO is to U.S.,” he said referring to the World Trade Organization.
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How the U.S. and Allies Attacked Syria
Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – How the U.S. and Allies Attacked Syria – As images of sick or dying children flooded global media all week, the U.S. guided-missile destroyer USS Winston Churchill churned toward the Mediterranean to join a flotilla of allied warships, including another U.S. destroyer, the USS Donald Cook.
Trump Announces Missile Strikes Against Syria
Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – Trump Announces Missile Strikes Against Syria — Trump said the missile strikes, which were focused on chemical weapons sites, would be carried out in coordination with France and the U.K. and he made clear that the U.S. is prepared to sustain the strikes until Syria stops using chemical weapons.
Trump Praises China’s Xi’s Trade Speech, Easing Tariff Tensions
Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – Trump Praises China’s Xi’s Trade Speech, Easing Tariff Tensions – “Very thankful for President Xi of China’s kind words on tariffs and automobile barriers,” Trump said on Twitter. “Also, his enlightenment on intellectual property and technology transfers. We will make great progress together!”
U.S.-China Tensions May Put Up to $400 Billion in Investment at Risk
Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – Chinese investment into the U.S. slumped last year to $29 billion from $46 billion, as the Asian nation restricted outbound capital and the Trump administration took a tough stance on deals, according to the report Tuesday from New York-based research firm Rhodium Group and the National Committee on U.S.-China Relations. U.S. investment into China was little changed at $14 billion.
Trump Hints at Deal on Chinese Trade as Xi Readies Response
Gold Silver Reports – Trump Hints at Deal on Chinese Trade as Xi Readies Response — Trump said his administration will “probably” come to an agreement with China to resolve a dispute that has roiled financial markets and raised fears of a major economic conflict between the nations. The U.S. is considering tariffs on as much as $150 billion worth of Chinese imports, while China has vowed to respond with levies of its own on everything from U.S. soybeans to planes.
Trump Trade Fears Take Gold and Palladium Futures on a Wild Ride
Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – Trump Trade Fears Take Gold and Palladium Futures on a Wild Ride – Measures of 60-day historical volatility for gold and palladium futures climbed to the highest in about a year. Volatility in silver also increased. Prices were whipsawed last week as Trump administration officials tried to calm markets, while their boss warned of short-lived “pain” from a trade stand-off with China. In Russia, the largest palladium producer, dozens of companies and key allies of President Vladimir Putin are facing a new wave of U.S. sanctions.