Mint State Gold

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

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