GOLD Breaks ATH$
Gold extended its rose further toward the $3,200 per ounce mark on Friday, a new record, lifted by a weaker US dollar and surging demand for safety following further escalation in the US-China trade war. China lifted its tariffs on the US to 125% as of April 12th and stated it will ignore further US responses after a series of increases in tariffs by the White House topped at 145%. The current measures are due to impact nearly $700 billion of goods exchanged between the world's largest economies every year, paring risk assets tied to global growth and supporting inflows into safety. On the monetary policy front, the Federal Reserve gave no indication that it will intervene in policy to cap the surge in long-dated yields, but further evidence of disinflation in the March CPI report supported the case for rate cuts this year, also supporting bullion assets.