How one of 2025's most popular trades is boosting gold and bitcoin - and may keep going during the government shutdown

By Vivien Lou ChenThe so-called debasement trade - embraced by individual investors since late 2024 as a hedge to a weaker dollar - could accelerate from here.Gold and bitcoin have taken off as investors look to counter worries about the U.S.'s fiscal trajectory and the dollar, among other factors.T…