The U.S. economy delivered its strongest monthly reading in more than five years, yet gold retreated. The same report that sparked the selloff also contains signals suggesting the decline may be temporary. Gold is trading at $4,291.37, down 1.53% on the day. Silver is at $64.71, down 3.51%. Prices reflect live spot data as of … Read more
Last verified: September 23, 2026. Two days ago, silver was the metal holding its ground while gold eased. Silver hovered near a two-week high and the gold‑to‑silver ratio tightened. On Wednesday, with Chinese President Xi Jinping arriving in Washington for a state visit, that relationship not only stopped — it reversed, and silver led the … Read more
Gold traded near $4,283 an ounce on Wednesday, September 23, 2026, slipping about 1.7% on the day. Silver fell more sharply, down roughly 3.6% to about $64.64. Despite those moves, there has been no clear decline in demand data this month. The US Dollar Index sits just under 101, its strongest level since July 30, … Read more
Selling gold or silver that is stored in allocated vault storage means transferring legal title to the specific bars or coins already registered to you in the vault’s records. You do not need to ship physical metal first. The vault has inspected, certified, and recorded the serial-numbered pieces, so a sale becomes an electronic ownership … Read more
Bloomberg reported on September 22, 2026, that China’s gold bullion imports surpassed 1,000 tonnes through August 2026. This figure comes from China’s General Administration of Customs and is part of a series of monthly customs records that have been published since 2017. The pace of imports already exceeds all gold imported by China during 2025 … Read more
There was no Federal Open Market Committee meeting this week, yet gold prices fell. Two Federal Reserve presidents used a Monday afternoon to make clear how much further they think interest rates may need to rise, and the market responded. As of September 22, gold trades near $4,335 an ounce, down about 0.2% from the … Read more
Last verified September 2026. A one-gram gold bar has a melt value roughly equal to the spot price of gold divided by 31.1035 grams per troy ounce. At today’s prices that puts one gram of gold in a very affordable range for many buyers. That accessibility is precisely why gram bars are produced: they let … Read more
Silver is trading around $67.25 per ounce, while UBS’s year-end projection is $70. That difference of roughly 4% is the main development this week. It highlights an important point UBS’s headlines have not emphasized: the market’s move is already underway. UBS is updating a forecast that appears to be catching up with price action, rather … Read more
Something doesn’t add up in the gold market right now. Real interest rates—the force that should make gold expensive to hold—are near multi-year highs. By textbook logic, gold should be under pressure. Instead, it trades close to record levels. The explanation traces back to a key concept every long-term investor should understand: negative real interest … Read more
The least expensive way to buy physical gold is the format that delivers the most metal per dollar spent. That depends on the premium charged above the spot price, not the headline gold quote itself. Direct answer: Larger formats are the most cost-effective. On September 21, 2026, GoldSilver surveyed 110 in-stock gold listings across major … Read more
