Mint State Gold

Though she agrees with the consensus in most regards, Patterson doesn’t necessarily believe the Federal Reserve will make a policy U-turn. An awful lot of Wall Street observers may be expecting it . . . . Tyler Durden

The Moscow World Standard, an alternative to the London Bullion Market Association (LBMA), could end gold price manipulation and reveal the metal's fair market value, according to . . . . Cornelius Christian

The crypto leader Bitcoin has dipped to a three-month low, while Ethereum nosedived more than 8% during the day. . . .Pooja Sitaram Jaiswar

Eligible inventories are NOT available to deliver against maturing COMEX contracts unless the owners specifically elect to reclassify such holdings to registered status. . . . . Patrick A. Heller

For most of this year one or both of those forces have been in operation. Much of the dollar strength in the first quarter was about the Fed just moving more aggressively . . . . Goldman Sachs Insight

US Treasury yields jumped on expectations that the Fed might hike rates between 75 or 100 bps. The US 2-year bond yield, the most . . . . FXStreet Team

Other experts speculated that China, one of the world’s top bullion buyers, may be just one of several important new . . . . Donat Sorokin

Oil is the world's biggest medium-term driver of inflation. If Western governments waved huge "Drill, baby drill!" banners today, . . .Stewart Thomson

We believe such strength mainly came from manufacturers stocking up in August ahead of the upcoming peak gold . . . . Ray Jia

Gold markets continue to be very volatile, initially dipping during the trading session on Wednesday only to turn around . . . . Christopher Lewis