The year started off with a bang. US President Donald Trump’s threats to take over Greenland and impose related tariffs on European countries rattled markets, sending gold to a record high of almost $5,000 per troy ounce, while the dollar plunged. At the same time, Japanese government bond yields soared as a plan to cut taxes and increase spending triggered anxiety about one of the world’s most heavily indebted governments
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