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///https://harveyorganblog.com/2026/04/16/april-16-gold-fell-by-15-00-to-4786-10-silver-closed-down-1-00-to-78-39-platinum-closed-down-18-80-to-2105-00-but-palladium-closed-up-1-00-to-1574-00-gold-podcast-today-courtesy-of-john-rub/en2026-04-16T20:12:14+00:00APRIL 16/GOLD FELL BY $15.00 TO $4786.10//SILVER CLOSED DOWN $1.00 TO $78.39//PLATINUM CLOSED DOWN $18.80 TO $2105.00 BUT PALLADIUM CLOSED UP $1.00 TO $1574.00//GOLD PODCAST TODAY COURTESY OF JOHN RUBINO//CHINA VS USA UPDATES RE SCOTT BESSENT//EUROPEAN REPORTS ON EUROPE ITSELF AND HUNGARY//ISRAEL/USA VS IRAN UPDATES//ISRAEL TBN LAST 24 HRS/HEZBOLLAH UPDATES/A MUST VIEW COMMENTARY FROM BRANDON SMITH//EXCELLENT COMMENTARY ON THE IRAN-ISRAEL USA CONFLICT COURTESY OF MIKE EVERY OF RABOBANK//MORE DATA ON CANADA//USA DATA RELEASES/USA BEIGE BOOK REPORTS ON UNCERTAINTY IN THE MARKETS/KING NEWS/MAJOR SWAMP STORIES FOR YOU TONIGHT//