Gold Roiled by Tariffs; Trump Names Miran to Fill Seat on Fed Board | Bloomberg Brief 8/8/2025

MATT: GOOD MORNING IT IS 5:00 A.M. WITH YOUR BLOOMBERG BRIEF. GOLD FUTURES JUMPED AS THE U.S. IS SAID TO HAVE PUT A TARIFF ON IMPORTS OF ONE KILOGRAM GOLD BARS. THE MOST TRADED IN THE FUTURES MARKET. PRESIDENT TRUMP SAID THAT HE WILL NOMINATE STEVE AND MY WRITTEN FOR A SEAT ON THE FED BOARD AND MET UP PIMCO AND BLUE OWL TO LEAD A 29 MILLION DOLLAR FINANCING FOR ITS DATA CENTER EXPANSION. IN TERMS OF WHAT WE ARE WATCHING ON MARKETS, GAINS FOR THE EQUITY INDEX AND S&P FUTURES UP .2 PERCENT AND NASDAQ FUTURES ...