Barry Stuppler

Gold is trading today in a very narrow $10 high/low trading range, between $1,337 and $1,327 per ounce . . . .

Republican Congressman from West Virginia Alex Mooney has proposed a bill “to define the dollar as a fixed weight of gold.” The problem is that the US may not have enough physical gold to back the greenback, an expert tells RT . . . .

Last week, all global financial markets were influenced by announcements coming from the White House and China regarding upcoming trade tariffs . . . .

The U.S. trade deficit increased to a near 9-1/2-year high in February as both exports and imports rose to record highs, but the shortfall with China narrowed sharply . . . .

With the U.S. Dollar index moving back over 90 and the equity markets strong, Gold has been on the defensive since the opening of the commodities markets . . . .

During Asian trading this morning, the Chinese government announced they were imposing 106 new U.S. product tariffs . . . .

Gold demand saw a revival in the financial year 2017-18, over the preceding fiscal, 2016-17, according to analysts. In fact, the import of the yellow metal stood at 74 metric tonnes (MT) in FY2017-18, increasing from 62 MT in FY2016-17, an increase of 19% year-on-year . . . .

After a sharp selloff in the U.S. equity markets and an excellent increase in the precious metals price yesterday, we are seeing a small correction . . . .

The concept of denuclearization of the Korean peninsula was the primary topic of the financial markets last week . . . .

This morning in Asian Gold markets, there was excellent demand . . . .