Silver struggles at $36, but Natixis remains bullish on upside potential

CHI FED'S GOOLSBEE Q&A/ASPEN IDEAS: US MICH SENTIMENT SURVEY RESULTS MAKE OUTLOOK VALIDITY WORSE IN RECENT YRS; US MICH PESSIMISM NOT BORNE OUT #Goolsbee #FederalReserve #economy CHI FED'S GOOLSBEE Q&A/ASPEN: BREAKEVEN MONTHLY BLS JOBS RPT USED TO BE AROUND 85,000; BUT MUCH LARGER RESULTS THEN MASSIVELY INFLUENCED BY IMMIGRATION, AN EXAMPLE OF HOW DATA RESULTS CAN CONTINUALLY EVOLVE #Goolsbee #FederalReserve #economy CHI FED'S GOOLSBEE Q&A/ASPEN: SENTIMENT CAN BE HEAVILY INFLUENCED BY MEDIA, ONE EXAMPLE BEING 1992 'RECESSION' INFLUENCING ELECTION BUT WHICH WAS ACTUALLY NONEXISTENT #Goolsbee #FederalReserve #economy CHI FED'S GOOLSBEE Q&A/ASPEN: AMID PESSIMISTIC VIEWS OF THE POSSIBLE EFFECTS OF FUTURE TARIFFS, MUST REMEMBER IMPORTED GOODS ONLY 11% OF ECONOMY #Goolsbee #FederalReserve #economy

Jerome “Too Late” Powell, and his entire Board, should be ashamed of themselves for allowing this to happen to the United States. They have one of the easiest, yet most prestigious, jobs in America, and they have FAILED — And continue to do so. If they were doing ... President Trump just sent a handwritten note to Fed Chair Jerome Powell, marking exactly where he believes U.S. interest rates should be — and where they are. In the message, Trump tells Powell he’s “too late” and has cost the country a fortune. pic.twitter.com/LMsoEt3afc

*EU TO ACCEPT TRUMP’S UNIVERSAL TARIFF BUT SEEKS KEY EXEMPTIONS EU willing to accept 10% universal tariff on U.S. imports of EU products, but looks for lower rates on pharma, alcohol, semis, autos, and commercial aircraft pic.twitter.com/jn0rXgtCBs