The Non-Farm Payrolls Report came in about as expected on the headline numbers, but short on wage growth. Stagnant wages—who could have seen it coming.

It makes you wonder what sorts of jobs are being added.

The US tariffs on China took effect at midnight. And China responds in kind.

So the trade war has begun.

And they bought it, with stocks up steadily, and gold, silver and the US Dollar all lower, if only a bit.

Gamble, gamble.

Next week may tell us about the precious metals now that the short-term noise is past.

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