Geo-Politics dominated markets, continuing last week's theme, with Trump threatening the imposition of 100% tariffs on all Canadian goods and services, if they sign a trade deal with China. Canada immediately reassured America that the recent dialogue would have no such result, but the US intention is clear, no China in the Western Hemisphere. The US Dollar collapsed, to begin the new week, reflected not only in currencies but in commodities. Gold Silver and Oil prices all surged, the GBP topped 1.3700, while the EUR approaches 1.1900.Commodity currencies exploded with the precipitous fall in the reserve, with the AUD blasting through 0.6900 and the NZD looking to breach 0.6000. The mortally wounded Yen has made a miraculous recovery, aided by the weakness in the US Dollar, but also by rumours of intervention from both the Fed and the Bank of Japan.
