U.S. trade officials are finally recognizing that tariffs on essential metal products are hurting manufacturers and ultimately consumers.

This week’s market narrative revolved around three intersecting forces: the scale of AI capital investment, macroeconomic recalibration of Fed policy, and crypto-driven liquidity swings.

After rocketing parabolic in a popular speculative mania, silver violently crashed. It suffered some of its biggest down days ever in recent weeks, shockingly-brutal plummeting

The S&P 500 just closed at 6,850. That puts it right on the bottom of a range it has traded inside for months.

The Dollar bounced around, but could not take back the 97 handle.