Higher interest rates and a strong US dollar, which traditionally act as headwinds, haven't deterred market-stung investors from seeking refuge in the yellow metal.
Firms that had only dipped a toe in have a chance to go deeper as vision to make the US "the crypto capital of the planet" takes shape.
Data show the much-anticipated fund, launched in partnership with Apollo, has only seen two days of net inflows over two weeks.
Uncertainty from the president's head-spinning tariffs has traditionally optimistic stock-pickers taking a more bearish stance.
The still-expanding deficit poses a potential wrinkle for efforts to extend and expand the 2017 Trump tax cut package.
A slowdown in the consumer price index gave a crucial read for consumers and Fed policymakers still in wait-and-see mode.
A salvo of tariff headlines sent stocks spiraling Tuesday before bargain-hunters drove a recovery in the S&P 500.
A new report adds to a string of alerts from watchdogs, noting that the growing role of small investors, use of leverage, and concentration risks "warrant monitoring."
Much hoped-for changes, including a doubling of the deduction for joint filers, are set to be part of a Republican package renewing many of President Trump's first-term tax cuts.
Not even three months into the year, stock market analysts at JPMorgan and other large banks are softening their convictions on the index hitting 6,500 before December.
