'The US is Negotiating Against Itself' - Trump's Trade War Risks EVERYTHING

Louis Gave thinks that anyone who believes Trump is playing 4D chess with his tariff salvo and attempts to isolate China, has a steep hill to climb as he sees a far different situation where the U.S. is in over its head against an economic superpower that threatens to leave America in the dust. Louis also discusses what gold's strength is telling us about the global economy, whether the energy sector still looks like a good trade, and much more.

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00:00 Introduction
00:40 US-China Trade War
06:22 Tariffs Are Dividing the World
11:40 Could This Escalate into a Hot War?
17:14 Can Trump Walk Things Back?
20:16 How Strong is China's Economy?
27:35 Gold's Strength in Uncertain Times
34:00 Still Bullish on Energy?