Mint State Gold

Gold and silver prices are higher near midday U.S. trading today, with gold posting solid gains and silver moderate gains... Jim Wyckoff

Gold prices retreated sharply on Thursday as the US President Donald Trump announced that military engagement in Iran would continue for the next few weeks... Sayatan Sarkar

The Turkish Central Bank’s gold reserves dropped by 69.1 tons to 702.5 tonnes last week, data showed on Thursday, bringing the fall in the last two weeks to more than 118 tons as authorities seek to blunt market fallout from the Iran war... Reuters

Silver is up over 2.5% to near $70.00 during the early European trading session on Friday... Haresh Menghani

Early optimism is starting to creep into the gold market, as the precious metal is ending a three-week losing streak after holding critical long-term support... Neils Christensen

Gold has failed to behave as a safe-haven asset over the past month, with macroeconomic headwinds weighing on sentiment... Invezz

Turkey’s central bank is once again tapping into its official gold reserves . . . . Neils Christensen

Gold prices were continuing to trade near session lows on Thursday morning following the release of in-line labor market data . . . . Ernest Hoffman

The U.S. government is insolvent... Steve H. Hanke and David M. Walker

Geopolitical tensions continue to underpin gold, but recent price action shows they are not enough on their own to drive a sustained rally... Ewa Manthey