Mint State Gold

How do you know when gold demand is strong? One solid indication is when . . . .Patrick A. Heller

Silver builds on the previous day's goodish bounce from sub-$20.00 levels and edges higher during the first half of trading on Thursday. . . .Haresh Menghani

Central banks globally added to their net gold holdings for the fifth consecutive month in August, according to the latest data released by the World Gold Council. . . . SchiffGold

The US dollar index (DXY) is at +20-year highs, so shouldn't that mean the dollar has been devalued . . . . Richard (Rick) Mills

The UK saw its market rout continue a day after the Bank of England intervened in the gilt market via an emergency bond-buying program . . . . Anna Golubova

There are risks to positioning against the sterling, however. The pound is already relatively depressed against the US Dollar . . . . Levi Donohoe Commodities

Moreover, banks were highly leveraged with capital ratios of about 3%, compared with between 9% and 12% today . . . . Theron Mohamed

Although China’s gold imports in August surged to a four-year high, there’s still a shortfall . . . . Bloomberg News

Silver gained strong upside momentum as Fed Chair Jerome Powell started to speak . . . .Vladimir Zernov

Gold's gains were relatively modest for the session, however. A stronger dollar has been a weight on commodity prices . . . . Saefong and William Watts