Mint State Gold

Eligible inventories are NOT available to deliver against maturing COMEX contracts unless the owners specifically elect to reclassify such holdings to registered status. . . . . Patrick A. Heller

For most of this year one or both of those forces have been in operation. Much of the dollar strength in the first quarter was about the Fed just moving more aggressively . . . . Goldman Sachs Insight

US Treasury yields jumped on expectations that the Fed might hike rates between 75 or 100 bps. The US 2-year bond yield, the most . . . . FXStreet Team

Other experts speculated that China, one of the world’s top bullion buyers, may be just one of several important new . . . . Donat Sorokin

Oil is the world's biggest medium-term driver of inflation. If Western governments waved huge "Drill, baby drill!" banners today, . . .Stewart Thomson

We believe such strength mainly came from manufacturers stocking up in August ahead of the upcoming peak gold . . . . Ray Jia

Gold markets continue to be very volatile, initially dipping during the trading session on Wednesday only to turn around . . . . Christopher Lewis

Australian bullion sales in August picked up for a second straight month for minted gold coins and bars but slowed for minted silver coins . . . . CoinNews.net

Central bank demand remained robust in July. Global gold reserves increased by 37t (net), below June’s 64t increase. . . . Krishan Gopaul

Well before the Federal Reserve enacted its first interest rate hike in March the dollar has been on a dynamic upside surge. . . . Gary Wagner