Weekly Market Report

Since the election of Donald Trump, the U.S. Dollar and interest rates have soared. During this same timeframe, financial, pharmaceutical and energy stocks have led the way in the world’s equity markets’ climb higher  . . . .

Subsequent to Donald Trump’s election victory as the next U.S. President, the Dollar rallied sharply, interest rates moved higher, and financial, pharmaceutical, and energy stocks moved up. Why? Many market analysts felt that a Trump presidency, coupled with a Republican controlled Congress, would stimulate the economy  . . . .

Britain’s HSBC bank is projecting gold at $1,550 per ounce by the end of 2017. Trump’s protectionist stance in the campaign, if he follows through with it while in the White House, could trigger trade wars that will destabilize global markets, which would boost gold prices . . . .

Last week, the Trump sell-off continued with Gold reaching a low of $1,170.30 per ounce on Friday. Gold broke down below the key $1,200 per ounce support level last Wednesday, causing margin calls and hitting sell stops  . . . .

The US dollar climbed on Friday to its highest level since 2003 on continued bets on faster inflation and higher interest rates, while Treasuries resumed a sell-off that left yields at their highest levels of the year . . . .

Unexpectedly, Gold has dropped $65 per ounce since the election of Donald Trump as president of the United States. During the same period of time, many Banking, Energy, and Pharmaceutical stocks have increased 10% or more . . . .

If just 2 percent of current Islamic finance assets are allocated to gold, a huge new source of demand – roughly equal to China’s total purchases in 2015 – will soon enter the market. And this could push gold prices higher… a lot higher . . . .

By the end of 2016, 1.6 billion people will likely have a new gold investment standard for the first time in modern history . . . .

Last week, after it appeared that Donald Trump would become our next president, precious metal trading was definitely extraordinary. In early Asian trading Wednesday morning, Gold reached a high of $1,355 per ounce, an $80.50 increase over the New York close  . . . .

Gold futures dropped Friday to mark their lowest finish since June, as strength in the U.S. dollar and equities this week, and growing expectations for a Federal Reserve interest-rate increase next month, fueled the largest weekly decline in more than three years . . . .