Midweek trading ideas: Tariff threats trigger spike in volatility

Gold and silver hit fresh highs this week after US tariff threats drove traders towards haven assets. Now, the focus is on Donald Trump’s Davos speech later today as European leaders wait to hear what he has to say before deciding whether to retaliate over his Greenland sabre-rattling. Thursday brings the release of key US data points including the final iteration of Q3 GDP and the November PCE readings, followed on Friday by PMI numbers. Markets could get choppier in the near term, with Wall Street’s so-called fear gauge – the VIX – surging to its highest levels since November on a range of economic and geopolitical risks.

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