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Lucie Lequier
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Finance journalist, Agence France-Presse (AFP)
London
Beats
self-development empowerment, News, Human Rights, Personal, port and transportation business
medicine, fintech, banking
Content
By Lucie Lequier Verified| Barron's Verified On Friday it struck an all-time high of $3227.51 an ounce in trading, handing the commodity a gain of more than 20 percent since the start of the year. "So far, precious metals bullion is exempt from US tariffs and this is probably because they are not seen as core industrial products," Frank Watson, senior metals analyst at trading platform Kinesis Money, told AFP. The aim of Trump's tariffs is to support American output and reduce the US trade deficit, which taxing gold would fail to achieve.
By Lucie Lequier Verified, Pol-Malo LE BRIS| Barron's Verified From semiconductors in Taiwan to medicines in India, the global production of goods has been highly specialised for almost half a century, enabling companies to optimise supply chains. But US President Donald Trump's trade war, despite a pause for some of his punishing tariffs announced Wednesday, risks fragmenting the status quo for global logistics, in turn causing commodity prices to skyrocket.
By Lucie Lequier Verified| Barron's Verified On Friday it struck an all-time high of $3227.51 an ounce in trading, handing the commodity a gain of more than 20 percent since the start of the year. "So far, precious metals bullion is exempt from US tariffs and this is probably because they are not seen as core industrial products," Frank Watson, senior metals analyst at trading platform Kinesis Money, told AFP. The aim of Trump's tariffs is to support American output and reduce the US trade deficit, which taxing gold would fail to achieve.
Company Info
Agence France-Presse (AFP)
Agence France-Presse (AFP) is a prominent global news agency known for its extensive and reliable coverage of international events. With a network of 1,700 journalists, AFP provides in-depth reporting on various topics, including business, politics, health, and culture. It has the largest news gathering footprint worldwide, ensuring comprehensive coverage of significant issues affecting daily life. AFP offers a variety of services designed for large companies, startups, agencies, international institutions, and NGOs. These include corporate content services that deliver trusted editorial content, a digital verification network for fact-checking, and tailored news feeds that provide customized news dispatches in six languages, available 24/7. Additionally, AFP produces over 3,000 news dispatches daily and offers photo services to capture significant events.
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