Five independent forces are simultaneously easing the single biggest headwind that has kept gold under pressure: the market’s September Fed-hike premium. As of this afternoon, gold trades near $4,232 and silver around $61.90 — both up more than 4% on the day. Below we explain what is driving each move, why those drivers matter to … Read more

Both metals reclaimed levels not seen since early July. That coincidence masks an important point: understanding why they moved — and why silver outpaced gold — matters more than the raw numbers. As of the morning update, gold traded near $4,206 per ounce, up roughly 3.15% from the Wednesday open, while silver traded near $62.28 … Read more

Key Takeaways The Consumer Price Index (CPI) tracks average price changes for a fixed basket of goods and services and is published monthly by the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS). Three major methodological updates — Owners’ Equivalent Rent (1983), the geometric mean formula (1999), and hedonic quality adjustments — each tended to reduce the CPI’s … Read more

Key Takeaways: On August 4, 2026, gold traded near $4,067 an ounce, supported by a softer U.S. dollar and steady central-bank purchases, despite lower oil and 10‑year Treasury yields close to an 18‑month high. As of August 4, 2026, CME FedWatch implied roughly a 68% chance of a 25 basis‑point Federal Reserve rate increase in … Read more

Five separate developments explain why gold is rising today. Each is a data point in the same, ongoing question: will the Federal Reserve raise interest rates in September, or will it hold? The market’s read on that question keeps shifting, and gold and silver are moving with it. When Hike Odds Fall, Gold Rises Both … Read more

South Korea’s central bank had not added any gold to its reserves for 13 years. On August 3, that changed. The Bank of Korea (BOK) announced it has started purchasing overseas-listed spot gold ETFs and has created a framework to buy domestically produced physical gold for the first time since 2013. The bank formed a … Read more

Gold is trading higher this morning, hovering near $4,038 an ounce, while Brent crude dropped more than 5%. These moves are connected: the same forces that pushed precious metals earlier in the year are now running in reverse as oil eases and interest-rate expectations shift. Below is a clear, practical summary of what happened, why … Read more

Key Takeaways M2 money supply is the Federal Reserve’s broadest measure of dollars readily available to spend in the US economy. It currently stands at approximately $23.2 trillion (June 2026) [Federal Reserve/FRED]. Between early 2020 and June 2026, M2 grew by roughly 55 percent — faster than the economy produced real goods and services. That … Read more

Gold trades near $4,037 per ounce after the strongest U.S. manufacturing report in more than four years. The muted reaction is not a failure of gold to respond; it is a signal. Gold is reflecting two nearly offsetting market forces — one pushing prices down and the other supporting them — leaving the metal in … Read more

Gold opened higher on Monday but gave up most of those early gains by mid-morning. That intraday pattern is revealing rather than random: it highlights the precise tension currently defining the precious metals market. This morning and over the weekend five distinct themes are steering gold and silver prices. Each theme reinforces the same dynamic: … Read more