I doubt this can be blamed on the China trade problems. All prices are down, including exchange rates, oil, and metals, including gold and silver. If there was real worry about a trade war and drop in production, precious metals would be going up, especially if the dollar is weakening.
This is just an adjustment to the hot, Trump-inspired economic growth of the last 18 months.
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