Trump says gold will not be tariffed
An employee handles one kilogram gold bullions at the YLG Bullion International Co. headquarters in Bangkok, Thailand, on Friday, Dec. 22, 2023.
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President Donald Trump said Monday that gold will not face tariffs, knocking down a ruling by U.S. customs officials that bars of the precious metal would face duties.
“Gold will not be Tariffed!,” Trump said in a Truth Social post. Gold futures closed 2.48% lower at $3.404.70 per ounce after the announcement.
The precious metal hit a record high Friday, after U.S. Customs and Border Protection ruled that 1 kilogram and 100 ounce gold bars from Switzerland were subject to the 39% tariff that Trump had imposed on the country.
The Swiss Precious Metal Association warned Friday that the U.S. customs ruling would apply to “all 1kg and 100oz gold cast bars imported into the USA from any country.”
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