100 Days In: Trump’s ‘Strategic Uncertainty’ on Tariffs Leaves Markets Guessing

Published: 03-19-2025, 01:45 pm | Updated: 03-19-2025, 09:48 am Gold continues its remarkable momentum in India, with domestic prices gaining 13% year-to-date and reaching a record ₹88,946 per 10g as the global price surpassed $3,000 per ounce. While higher prices are dampening jewelry purchases, they’re boosting old gold sales, with investment demand remaining strong through ETF inflows. Despite February gold imports dropping to an 11-month low, experts anticipate some demand recovery in the coming months due to seasonal factors like festivals and weddings, though this may not fully offset price-driven constraints. Gold remains India’s top-performing asset class in 2025, significantly

Published: 03-19-2025, 12:15 pm | Updated: 03-19-2025, 09:42 am The Treasury market has rallied significantly this year, delivering a 2.4% return and pushing yields to 2025 lows as investors respond to a weakening equity market and rising trade tensions. Bond investors are now awaiting Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell’s comments after Wednesday’s meeting, hoping for signs that this positive momentum will continue. Market sentiment has recently shifted due to President Trump’s tariff policies and international retaliation, creating a mixed economic outlook with slower growth predictions alongside renewed inflation concerns. Despite Powell’s recent claim that “the economy’s fine,” investors will closely

Published: 03-19-2025, 11:35 am | Updated: 03-19-2025, 09:37 am Gold has broken through the $3,000 per ounce barrier, extending a remarkable 75% rally that began in November 2022. This surge reflects growing global instability and has attracted diverse investors from private individuals to central banks. Key drivers include political uncertainty under President Trump, increasing stagflation risks, anticipated Fed rate cuts, and central banks diversifying away from the US dollar. In the short term, traders are watching for signs of US stagflation and impacts from Trump’s tariff policies to potentially push prices even higher, challenging Warren Buffett’s famous criticism of gold