Global markets rebounded last week as fears a global trade war would erupt in the first days of Trump’s presidency were assuaged after the President avoided placing immediate import levies on goods from Mexico, Canada and China. Threats resurfaced, however, after Trump ordered punitive trade sanctions on Colombia Sunday for rejecting US deportation flights over human rights issues.
Silver hits $60 per ounce for first time, gold rises ahead of Fed rate decision
Gold prices edged higher as traders anticipated the U.S. Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision. Meanwhile, silver surged to an all-time high of over $60 per