Gold Rises, Bitcoin Drops as Trumps Test Positive for COVID-19

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US President Donald Trump confirmed that he and First Lady Melania Trump have both tested positive for COVID-19. Following the news, bitcoin (BTC) dropped and gold rose in the markets.

Donald Trump. Source: a screenshot, Instagram/realdonaldtrump

The President and the First Lady reportedly contracted the virus after Hope Hicks, known as one of the President’s closest advisors, was confirmed to have the virus shortly after they all flew together from Washington DC to Cleveland, Ohio for the first presidential debate on September 29.

Immediately following Trump’s tweet, both bitcoin and the traditional safe-haven asset gold saw increased volatility, although in opposite directions. While gold’s initial reaction was to move higher, bitcoin reacted by going lower. Also, stocks dropped, the US dollar climbed following the news.

As of press time (05:49 UTC) – approximately 1 hour after Trump shared the news on Twitter – bitcoin was down by 3.45% over the past 24 hours, and 1.5% in the hour since the news broke, trading at USD 10,462.

Meanwhile, gold was up by 0.88% during the hour since the news broke, currently trading at USD 1,906 after having broken through the key USD 1,900 level on strong upwards momentum.

Bitcoin (top chart) and gold (bottom chart) reacted by trading in opposite directions. Source: www.tradingview.com

With only a few weeks until the presidential election November 3, the news that Trump has contracted the virus could potentially have implications for the election.

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