Information received since the Federal Open Market Committee met in August indicates that the labor market has continued to strengthen and that economic activity has been rising at a strong rate. Job gains have been strong, on average, in recent months, and the unemployment rate has stayed low. Household spending and business fixed investment have grown strongly.
Trade Wars
Global Stocks Slip on Report China Calls off US Trade Talks – Gold Silver Reports
The U.S. and China officially began taxing larger amounts of each other’s goods Monday, and the Wall Street Journal reported that China pulled out of talks that could have led to a new round of negotiations to end the trade war. Global stocks took small losses Monday after China reportedly pulled out of trade talks with the U.S. Industrial companies and banks suffered some of the worst declines among American stocks.
Trade Wars Need To Escalate To Support Gold
Gold Silver Reports (GSR) – Trade Wars Need To Escalate To Support Gold — While gold could get a boost from volatile currency markets next week, analysts are not expecting to see the market benefit from safe-haven flows.