Mint State Gold

Gold prices are solidly lower and hit a two-week low in midday U.S. trading Thursday.... Jim Wyckoff

A couple of snippets from JP Morgan forecasts. . . .Eamonn Sheridan

Millennials are beating baby boomers and Gen X-ers when it comes to investing in gold, according to State Street. . . . Joseph Wilkins

The breadcrumbs as to what caused silver’s recent surge do NOT lead back to inflation. So, where do they lead? . . . Nico Isaac

In a best-case scenario the asset class would soar, but there are also reasons to be bearish. . . . Jonathan Jones

Gold scaled more than a one-month high on Tuesday, bolstered by a softer dollar and lower Treasury yields . . . .Reuters

A ‘cold’ US inflation report sent shockwaves across global markets yesterday, as investors reassessed the path for interest rates. . . . XM Group

A year after U.S. inflation peaked and touched off an aggressive turn in monetary policy, Federal Reserve officials may be opening a more encouraging chapter in their policy discussion . . . .Reuters

Inflation as measured by the producer price index fell to a 0.1% annual rate in June, a surprising result showing prices have nearly stopped increasing altogether . . . . Zachary Halaschak

Wall Street stocks surged on Wednesday and the dollar and Treasury yields fell after new inflation data showed a slowdown in the seemingly relentless rise of U.S. consumer prices. . . . Reuters