In his first press conference as President-elect, Donald Trump’s words shook up the financial markets. Traders and investors witnessed strong gyrations and strong swings in the US equities markets, the US dollar, and safe haven assets like gold.

Today, for the first time since July, President-elect Donald Trump held a news conference. This was his first news conference since being elected President of the United States.

Gold prices traded modestly higher today, trading to a six-week high. This occurred after gold prices plunged from the highs of 2016 when gold traded to 1380 per ounce.