Mint State Gold

Reagan’s former economic advisor, Arthur Laffer, expects inflation to continue to accelerate, and to be well outside of the preferred range of 2 percent until 2026. . . . Michelle Makori

The inflation rate accelerated again. It implies a more hawkish Fed and is bad for gold in the short-run, but good in the long-term. . . . Arkadiusz Sieroń

Gold Price bounced sharply during the last hours and turned positive for the day. . . . Matias Salord

The U. S. June Consumer Price Index (CPI) figure has been released and once again it has come in showing the inflation level to be higher than the market had anticipated at 9.1% year-on-year. . . . Lawrie Williams

Gold prices are solidly down and hit an 11-month low in early U.S. trading at mid-week, following a U.S. inflation report that ran the hottest in 40 years . . . . Jim Wyckoff

Gold has been traditionally considered a safe-haven asset, with many investors turning to the yellow metal during recessions and times of turmoil. . . . Govind Bhutada

Gold and silver prices are modestly lower in early U.S. price action Friday, in the wake of a key U.S. economic report that was deemed positive . . . . Jim Wyckoff

Michael Nowak was once the most powerful person in the gold market. . . . Eddie Spence and Tom Schoenberg

Gold price tumbles to fresh multi-month lows below $1752.51, amidst concerns of a global economic recession . . . . Christian Borjon Valencia

This is the second consecutive month of net buying, having recently oscillated between monthly net purchases and sales . . . . Krishan Gopaul