Ladies and Gentleman, Donald J. Trump has been elected the 45th president of the United States! Who would have thought that a real estate mogul without political experience would win the U.S. presidential election? But this really happened, becoming the next big shock after the surprising decision of Britons to exit the European Union. Talking heads will be analyzing for months why Trump won. Some argue that Hillary Clinton was a bad choice for Democrats (she is the personification of the establishment and all the scandals around her did not help); others point out the revolt against a corrupted system and elites, political correctness and globalization; the special character of social media which paved Trump’s way for the presidency; or that Trump just listened to the American people, especially forgotten men and women from Middle America.

In this edition of the Market Overview, we will focus not on causes, but on consequences of the Trump’s presidency for the global economy and the gold market. Most analysts believed that gold should benefit from Trump’s victory, however gold’s response to his success calls this thesis into question (we mean not the initial move in the election evening, but the following developments). We will discuss how Trump could affect U.S. monetary policy and analyze his agenda, including the first 100 days, and its potential effects for the precious metals. Will the boosted infrastructure spending and tax cuts widen the fiscal deficit and weaken confidence in the U.S. dollar, or spur economic growth and cause inflation? Will Trump’s trade and foreign policies result in geopolitical chaos and recession? Will gold benefit from the upcoming presidency as an inflation hedge, safe haven and a bet against the greenback? Or will Trump revive the economy, but without triggering the negative consequences mentioned above? Will the gold prices fall? Or perhaps Trump's policies will turn out to be irrelevant for the gold market.