The IMF Global Financial Stability report, released on 10 October, highlighted an increase in the level of risk among multiple global metrics. Following its publication, stocks in the US, Europe and Asia lost 4 %, 3% and 4 % respectively over three days . . .

Unlike gold and precious metals stocks, silver did not break out strongly on Thursday – although it rose, it did not break out at all, nor was volume exceptional, as we can see on its latest 6-month chart below . . . .

In one of the most profound developments in the central bank gold market for a long time, the Hungarian National Bank, Hungary’s central bank, has just announced a 10-fold jump in its monetary gold holdings . . . .

Could the 800 point fall in the Dow be the start of the much predicted equities collapse?  . . . .

Gold prices surged Thursday to the highest in more than two months, with the metal’s haven status in full force and attracting investment interest amid a sharp retreat for U.S. stocks that has infected foreign indexes . . . .

No American Eagle palladium bullion coins will be struck and issued by the U.S. Mint in 2018, bureau officials announced Sept. 27 . . . .

Official gold reserves in mainland China stood at 1,843 tonnes in second quarter of 2018 . . . .

"People vastly underestimated the power of QE. And they are in danger of doing the same with QT." . . . .

January-to-September saw 264 tonnes added to official-sector gold holdings says a note from Australia-based financial group Macquarie, "by far the most at this stage of the year of any period in the last six years." . . . .

The past few trading days have seen the gold price hovering above and below the $1,200 mark in the light of a stronger dollar and a lack of Chinese data due to the nation’s Golden Week holiday this week . . . .