2016-01-19
Gold and silver jumped to record high. Gold up 2% to $4,677 per ounce. Silver up 4.4% to $94. Bitcoin is down to 93K. the background is that Orange pushed to take over Greenland and threated to add tariffs on eight European nations including France, Germany, and the UK that opposed the plan to acquire Greenland. 10% on Feb 1 and 25% in June.
Futures on S&P500 down 1%, Dow Jones Average down 0.8% and Nasdaq100 fell 1.3%.
Iran protests linked to the volatility of oil price.
Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said she would dissolve parliament this week ahead of a snap election on February 8, hoping for a stronger mandate to push through her ambitious policy agenda.