It would be quite delicious if Donald Trump, who was bought and paid for by Putin to be his running dog lackey, turned out to be the one to stab his benefactor and idol Vladimir in the back. Love to see it, but I'm not holding my breath.

Who are the leading buyers of newly produced gold? What percentage of the total stock of gold does annual gold production constitute?

Thanks for resurrecting this old post from more than a decade ago. I'll have to re-read to remember what I said.

If tariffs cause the total real value of output to fall, there will be a corresponding increase in the price level if nominal income remains constant.