Job openings fell to about 7.1 million in August, slightly below the roughly 7.23 million economists had expected. The report arrived at a time when markets were focused on the Federal Reserve’s next policy move, and gold responded within the hour. After hitting a two-month low on Monday, gold rose as traders pared back the … Read more

Most investors focus only on the spot price display. Gold and silver, however, trade across a series of futures contracts that form a curve. Occasionally that curve tilts the other way: near-term contracts trade above longer-dated ones. When immediate delivery is priced higher than future delivery, physical metal in hand is deemed more valuable than … Read more

A report that President Trump had offered Iran a deal briefly rattled markets, then he denied making any offer. Gold didn’t wait for clarity: futures fell sharply, reflecting both the headlines and broader interest-rate moves. As of Tuesday, gold is trading near $4,155 per ounce, the weakest level in almost two months after Monday’s roughly … Read more

Gold’s role in medicine extends far beyond ornamentation. For over a century dentists have cast gold into crowns and fillings. Surgeons have implanted a radioactive isotope of gold into tumors for targeted radiation treatments. Rheumatologists still prescribe an oral gold compound for certain cases of arthritis. And millions of people see gold at work every … Read more

A Nomura strategist recently told Bloomberg that the U.S. economy can likely absorb more Federal Reserve rate hikes than markets currently expect. That statement is not a Fed announcement—it’s an investment house’s view about where real interest rates might head next. For gold, the most reliable driver of price action is the path of real … Read more

Gold is trading near $4,170 an ounce today, roughly 1.3% higher from this morning’s open but still recovering from Monday’s slide to a two-month low. Silver sits around $61.27, a level that several analysts now identify as critical. Over the past 24 hours, five institutional desks released new gold price outlooks — and they do … Read more

BlackRock’s Evy Hambro described the current market as a potential new commodity supercycle on Bloomberg Wednesday. Spot gold traded near $4,177 per ounce and silver hovered around $60.87, with little movement for the day. Yet other indicators reveal a tighter metals market than headline prices imply. A pivotal labor contract at the world’s largest copper … Read more

Gold rallied to $4,209.95 an ounce on Wednesday, rising about 0.67% on the day, while silver underperformed and slipped to $61.13, down roughly 0.54%. Two major economic releases arrived within fifteen minutes of each other this morning, and one clearly had a larger impact on markets. Core inflation, measured by the PCE index, came in … Read more

Gold trades near $4,129.62 and silver near $61.16 as of Monday, September 28, 2026. Both metals have fallen sharply this week: gold is down about 3.6% and silver roughly 4.9% from Friday’s close. Much of the coverage has focused on familiar drivers—rising U.S. real yields, a stalled U.S.-Iran diplomatic track, and repriced Fed-hike odds. That … Read more

Gold and silver experienced one of their sharpest sessions in months, with gold sliding roughly 4% and silver falling more than 5% in the same trading day. The headline move has been widely attributed to geopolitical tensions in the Strait of Hormuz and shifting Fed rate-hike expectations. This digest looks beyond the raw price action … Read more