Mint State Gold

In 1900, the share of the American labor force involved in farming was nearly 50 percent . . . . Joel Salatin

The dollar rose this week, from 17.87mg gold to 18.24mg (that’s “gold fell from $1,740 to $1,705” in DollarSpeak), a gain of 2.1%. . . . Keith Weiner

Ukraine's central bank has sold $12.4 billion of gold reserves . . . . Max Hunder/ Reuters

With the S&P 500 down about 21% year-to-date, the situation for stocks is pretty grim — but according to legendary investor Jim Rogers, it’s just the start. . . . Jim Rogers

Reagan’s former economic advisor, Arthur Laffer, expects inflation to continue to accelerate, and to be well outside of the preferred range of 2 percent until 2026. . . . Michelle Makori

The inflation rate accelerated again. It implies a more hawkish Fed and is bad for gold in the short-run, but good in the long-term. . . . Arkadiusz Sieroń

Gold Price bounced sharply during the last hours and turned positive for the day. . . . Matias Salord

The U. S. June Consumer Price Index (CPI) figure has been released and once again it has come in showing the inflation level to be higher than the market had anticipated at 9.1% year-on-year. . . . Lawrie Williams

Gold prices are solidly down and hit an 11-month low in early U.S. trading at mid-week, following a U.S. inflation report that ran the hottest in 40 years . . . . Jim Wyckoff

Gold has been traditionally considered a safe-haven asset, with many investors turning to the yellow metal during recessions and times of turmoil. . . . Govind Bhutada