https://harveyorganblog.com/2026/04/17/april-17b-trump-announces-freedom-of-the-stait-of-hormuz-and-that-sends-all-stock-markets-with-all-precious-metals-rising-gold-closed-up-71-30-to-4857-40-while-silver-was-up-a-strong-3-09-to-81-48/en2026-04-17T20:14:13+00:00APRIL 17B/TRUMP ANNOUNCES FREEDOM OF THE STAIT OF HORMUZ AND THAT SENDS ALL STOCK MARKETS WITH ALL PRECIOUS METALS RISING/GOLD CLOSED UP $71.30 TO $4857.40 WHILE SILVER WAS UP A STRONG $3.09 TO $81.48 //PLATINUM WAS UP $16.30 TO $2121.30 WHILE PALLADIUM WAS UP $0 TO $1574.20/COMMODITY REPORTS TONIGHT ON JET FUEL AND SULPHURIC ACID//GOLD COMMENTARY TONIGHT COURTESY OF ALASDAIR MACLEOD//EUROPEAN REPORTS TONIGHT FROM GERMANY, FRANCE AND SWITZERLAND (EUROPE) //ISRAEL AND USA VS IRAN UPDATES: TRUMP’S ANNOUNCEMENT AND IRAN’S REFUSAL TO HONOUR TRUMP’S STATEMENT//HEZBOLLAH UPDATES//UKRAINE HITS RUSSIAN REFINERIES//MARK CRISPIN MILLER//OIL UPDATES//AUSTRALIA GOING THROUGH A WICKED INFLATION//MAJOR USA ECONOMIC REPORTS FROM MISES AND OTHERS///SWAMP STORIES FOR YOU TONIGHT///