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Global Markets Sell Off Amid Trump Administration Turmoil; Gold Shines

(Kitco News) – World stock markets were mostly lower overnight, on growing tensions in the White House that could cripple the Trump presidency in the coming months, or worse. News that a special counselor has been procured by Congress to investigate Russia's involvement in the last U.S. presidential election is the latest shoe to drop on a Trump presidency that is now in crisis mode.

Safe-haven assets gold and U.S. Treasuries have seen their prices spike up on the keen political uncertainty in the U.S.

Stocks

How to Spin Retail Fool's Gold into Real Profits

"Retail ice age" is a pretty good assessment of the condition of bricks-and-mortar retail in America.

Sure, some down-in-the-dumps retail stocks will bounce if the market keeps on rallying.

But beware – these stocks aren't being bought because they're value stocks. They aren't even good bargains.

There's a reason some of them are moving up, and it's scary.

Here's what turned the retail sector into fool's gold, and the smartest way to make money on them...

Five Ways to Profit as Gold Rallies Past $935 Amid Economic Mire 

By Mike Caggeso Associate Editor Spot price of gold eclipsed $935 in trading Monday, its first time above the mark since May 22, as another fresh round of record oil prices exacerbated existing market-wide turmoil. In light of the Federal Reserve's decision to hold interest rates at 2.0% – its first rate freeze since September […]

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With Oil, Uranium and Gold, There’s Nothing Crazy About This Canadian Loonie Tune

By Martin Hutchinson Director of Global Investing Research The Canadian dollar – also known as “The Loonie” – moved above $1 last week, an extraordinary turnabout for a currency that was languishing down around $0.62 in January 2002. Americans are used to acting somewhat condescending toward their northern neighbor, but in this period of high […]

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