Could stagflation trigger Gold’s next big move? [Video]

It's official: Global trade wars are back and this time around, their back with more vengeance than ever before! 

When Donald Trump won last year’s election, there was a sense among some western diplomats in Washington that their government knew how to handle a President who in his first term gained a reputation for being unpredictable and erratic. 

Within Trump's first 50 days in office he has already stirred up more uncertainty in the global economy and financial markets compared to any other President in history. 

It's fair to say that the world underestimated just how disruptive a Trump 2 Presidency would be. 

Fast forward seven weeks to the present day and there’s no denying that Trump's hyper-focus on tariffs since taking office in January has rattled investor, consumer and business confidence – leading to a foregone conclusion that “A New Era of Stagflation Could Be On Way”. 

Interestingly, “Stagflation” – the combination of a global economic slowdown and a resurgence in inflation – is one of the most searched terms on Google right now. 

Concerns over Stagflation have come as President Donald Trump seems determined to slap tariffs on virtually anything that comes into the country at the same time that multiple indicators are pointing to a pullback in activity. 

In his speech before Congress on 4 March, President Trump the self-proclaimed Tariff Man – declared he was only “just getting started”. 

There are no prizes for guessing that Precious Metals like Gold, Silver, Platinum and Palladium tend to be the big winners in inflationary environments. Almost by definition, when inflation accelerates, so does the prices of Precious Metals. 

You only have to take a look at the markets to realize that traders have already begun pricing in the dual threat of a resurgence in inflation and slower growth by dumping high-risk assets such as Equities, the U.S Dollar and Cryptocurrencies and in return – piling into Gold at one of the fastest paces seen since the Global Financial Crisis in 2008. 

According to data tracked by GSC Commodity Intelligence – February saw a whopping $4.9 billion flow into Gold – the ever highest on record! In financial market terms, it almost seems as if, President Trump's “Make America Great Again” pledge has rapidly transformed into a “Make Gold Great Again” movement. 

Whichever way you look at it, one thing is clear. Gold and Precious Metals as a whole – always perform the best under a Trump administration. And we still have another four more years to go of a Trump 2 Presidency! 

That’s welcoming news for the bulls, but painful for anyone sitting on the sidelines, who must now decide how much FOMO they can handle. 

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