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US hikes rates, rest of world follows
The impact and duration of the US government shutdown is still unclear • Precious metals have gained ground, although silver still lagging • Key share indices have achieved strong year-to-date gains • Soft commodities could make for some interesting contrarian trades • Cryptocurrencies: Got absolutely smoked, with some names down as much as 30% to 60% from recent highs. E.g. Ripple at $1.59 is down 53% from recent $3.40 high, yet still up +5.9 times from early December 23 levels. • US: Government shutdown still unclear, cleared at House level, yet Trump’s immigration attacks causing a logjam with ... (full story)