The Empire Blinks While Silver Explodes Last week, President Trump decided to toss a grenade into the already-frazzled global economy, threatening China with fresh 100% tariffs. The markets convulsed like a dying beast—stocks dipped, crypto nosedived, and even the miners caught some shrapnel. But then, like clockwork, Trump dialed it back. He slipped on his red cape, played the diplomat, and told the public not to worry about China’s response. Wall Street exhaled. The Nasdaq popped 2%, the S&P 500 climbed 1.5%, and the talking heads returned to their “all is well” scripts. But don’t be fooled. The powder keg is still lit. The trade war is a smokescreen, a distraction. Meanwhile, something seismic is happening in a market that…
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