Mint State Gold

Stagflation, an economic landscape featuring high inflation coupled with slow economic growth, could be just what gold needs. . . . Ben Hernandez

In order to further increase Poland's financial security, we will continue the current policy, we will certainly strive to increase our gold holdings . . . . Reuters

Silver was down 16% in Q3 as the Fed begins to taper asset purchases . . . . Taylor Dart

The worst performing precious metal for the week was palladium, down 2.7% . . . . Frank E. Holmes

U.S. personal-spending growth accelerated by more than forecast in August . . . . Bloomberg News

Poland wants to build up its gold reserves, the head of the National Bank of Poland (NBP) has said. . . . The First News

Here are five factors to consider when deciding to invest in gold or silver. . . . Morgan Stanley

China’s central bank renewed its tough talk on bitcoin Friday, calling all digital currency activities illegal and vowing to crack down on the market . . . . Ryan Browne

The importance of the high gold export levels to India should not be under-estimated . . . . Lawrie Williams

Gold fell slightly during August, in US dollars, on modestly firmer interest rates following strong US jobs data . . . . Mukesh Kumar