The price of gold was expected to benefit from the surprise Trump win, and it did immediately after, with a jump towards the September high near 1340 dollars per ounce. The rally lasted just three hours, then the course reversed and the former downtrend resumed with a sharp fall below the 1250 mark.
Why, then, the sentiment that had pushed higher what is considered as a safe haven, turned to bearish so fast? The projected investments in infrastructure promised by Trump, sparked purchases of industrial metals, bonds yield went up, and so the dollar, not a friendly environment for gold.
Donald Trump is the winner of the US presidential election, with a much greater margin than any poll had suggested. In addition, both houses of Congress fell to the Republican party, giving him the maximum possible support in office. Markets are shocked and eager to learn what of his radical agenda will be implemented, when and how.
The polls and the market got it all wrong “Again”. From the start of his run as a republican candidate to the final minutes of his campaign, Donald Trump was never really taken as a serious contender to the white house, and here we are. In the face of the surprise, equity markets corrected over 5% during the night with US futures temporarily suspended
After the big surprise of Brexit, anything seems possible. However, the presidential election in the United States is hardly comparable to the British referendum. The United Kingdom’s electorate consists of a large dominant block of white voters (94%), while in the US, there is much more diversity amongst voters with 30% ethnic minorities.
On November the 8th, the Election Day, the whole world will be focusing on the United States. But where do Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump stand on the main issues? And what are the potential effects of Clinton or Trump presidency? An overview.
Donald Trump did business with Cuba, violating the US embargo during Fidel Castro’s presidency, Newsweek reported in a story, titled "The Castro Connection".
Trump Hotels & Casino Resorts paid at least $68,000 to a consulting firm, Seven Arrow, in late 1998 which went to Cuba and investigated possible business opportunities for Trump’s company, according to the Newsweek report.
Reid Hoffman, co-founder of LinkedIn, has offered five million dollars to 10 veterans affairs group, if Donald Trump will make public the figures of his income tax return by the date of the final debate between the candidates for the US presidency.
The Hoffman offering ranks in support of Pete Kiernan, a veteran of the Marine Corps who has launched a crowdfunding campaign promising to allocate the money collected to active non-profit organizations in assisting veterans if Trump declare his earnings later, precisely on October 19. The goal is set at US $ 25.000; whether it will be achieved, Hoffman will quintuple the sum raised.
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