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This week was certainly ripe with major events, each of which has had a direct and immediate impact on gold. However, it was the escalation of trade tariffs proposed by President Trump this week that sent gold prices dramatically higher and equity pricing to its lowest level since November 2017 . . . .

For years, a trend has developed that, much to the dismay of global financial elites, has taken hold and will only accelerate from this point on . . . .

The US dollar has been dominant as the global reserve currency for a century. It was backed by gold, and the phrase, “good as gold,” had a literal meaning . . . .

Peter Ginelli writes: Lately we have been seeing the term “stagflation” used in many headlines, by many respected analysts as well as the former and longest serving Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan in recent months . . . .

As a 155-year-old legend goes, a Union Army wagon train left Wheeling, W.Va., before the Battle of Gettysburg, carrying two tons of gold, but never completed its 400-mile mission . . . .

China is first out of the blocks in the global race to secure raw material supplies critical for the batteries that will power the electric vehicles of the future . . . .

Silver prices may be down so far this year, but analysts still expect the precious metal to post solid gains and possibly even outperform its more expensive rival gold . . . .

Gold has now recovered from being negative to close the day higher on three occasions in as many days since Friday . . . .

Hungary latest country to repatriate gold . . . .

One of the potential outcomes of a trade war is that other nations start dumping U.S. Treasury securities, which could boost gold demand, says Goldman Sachs . . . .