President Donald Trump said he will increase the global 10% tariff he announced one day earlier to 15%, stirring up more economic turbulence as he lashed out at the US Supreme Court over its ruling that his preferred mechanism for applying tariffs was illegal.
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Trump says Tariffs on $200 Billion of Chinese Goods will Increase to 25%, Blames Slow Progress in Trade Talks
Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – In addition, Trump threatened to impose 25% tariffs on an additional $325 billion of Chinese goods “shortly.”
Gold Settles with a Loss as Investors look to the Outcome of the Fed’s Meeting
Gold settled with a loss on Monday, giving up earlier modest gains as traders looked ahead to the outcome of the Federal Reserve’s meeting.
Fed likely to Raise Rates, Possibly end ‘Accommodative’ Policy Era
Gold Silver Reports (GSR) — Two-day policy meeting could mark the formal end of the “accommodative” level of rates the Fed has used to support the American economy since the onset of the 2007-2009 recession.