The Wholesale Direct Metals reviews of today’s markets are revealing some interesting trends. Washington and Beijing are locked in a bitter trade war involving tariffs on hundreds of billions of dollars worth of goods. Consumer and business sentiment is suffering as global manufacturing contracts. In China, the economic data is bleak. Germany is on the brink of recession, and there’s still a chance that United Kingdom could crash out of the European Union without a deal to protect trade. Wholesale Direct Metals maintains its position on the movement of the markets as it pertains to precious metals investing.