Tariffs of this magnitude would be extremely disruptive to the US and the global economy and bring in a very high risk of an economic recession in the US. If tariffs remain at this magnitude, prices will not decline. So, the initial shock is a stagflationary one. The market was far from pricing in such strong shocks to the economy.
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