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Treasury Borrowing Forecast: $618 Billion, $24 Billion Catch

A $125 billion Treasury refunding is not $125 billion in new borrowing. The November 4 plan replaces about $97 billion of maturing debt, while the separate quarter-wide forecast calls for $618 billion in net borrowing…

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Spot and futures

Gold on the tape

Price moves, forecasts, and the flows that set the bullion bid.

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Gold bars and silver coins beside US dollar bills, illustrating the gold price rally after the midterm electionsSilverGold Tops $4,000, Silver Jumps as Democrats Sweep the Midterms
A gold bar in sharp focus beside a softer-focus silver bar on a dark surface, illustrating gold outpacing silver in today’s gold and silver price movesSilverGold Climbs to $3,966 as Silver Reclaims $50 on Election Uncertainty
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Industrial and monetary

Silver beside the bid

Deficits, lease rates, and the days silver outruns gold.

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Gold bars and silver coins beside US dollar bills, illustrating the gold price rally after the midterm electionsSilverGold Tops $4,000, Silver Jumps as Democrats Sweep the Midterms
A gold bar in sharp focus beside a softer-focus silver bar on a dark surface, illustrating gold outpacing silver in today’s gold and silver price movesSilverGold Climbs to $3,966 as Silver Reclaims $50 on Election Uncertainty
An oil barrel in soft focus beside a sharply lit gold bullion bar, symbolizing falling oil prices driving today’s gold and silver rebound.SilverGold and Silver Rebound Hard

Rates and inflation

Yields that move bullion

Fed votes, real yields, and the jobs and inflation prints traders price into metal.

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An oil barrel in soft focus beside a sharply lit gold bullion bar, symbolizing falling oil prices driving today’s gold and silver rebound.SilverGold and Silver Rebound Hard
A single gold bullion bar on a dark stone surface beside a noticeably larger stack of silver bars and coins, visually representing the widening gold-silver ratio as silver underperforms gold.SilverSilver Breaks Below $50. Why Is It Falling Faster Than Gold?
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Mines and vaults

Producer deals, ore grades, and the pits that feed the bullion market.

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Gold bars and silver coins beside US dollar bills, illustrating the gold price rally after the midterm electionsSilverGold Tops $4,000, Silver Jumps as Democrats Sweep the Midterms
A gold bar in sharp focus beside a softer-focus silver bar on a dark surface, illustrating gold outpacing silver in today’s gold and silver price movesSilverGold Climbs to $3,966 as Silver Reclaims $50 on Election Uncertainty
Four gold bullion bars stacked on a steel table inside a vault, with shelves of gold bars softly blurred in the background.Central banksGold Buyers Split in Q3. Central Banks Bought 42% More
An oil barrel in soft focus beside a sharply lit gold bullion bar, symbolizing falling oil prices driving today’s gold and silver rebound.SilverGold and Silver Rebound Hard
Gold bullion bar beside two stacked silver bars and a silver round on a dark slate surface.SilverGold and Silver’s October Selloff: What Changed for Long-Term Owners?
A single gold bullion bar on a dark stone surface beside a noticeably larger stack of silver bars and coins, visually representing the widening gold-silver ratio as silver underperforms gold.SilverSilver Breaks Below $50. Why Is It Falling Faster Than Gold?
Four gold bars in an open transport case, with a container ship and port cranes in Hong Kong’s harbor behind.GoldChina Gold Imports via Hong Kong: Up Over 28%, Demand Mixed
Gold and silver bullion bars on a dark stone windowsill overlooking a softly blurred city skyline.Metals marketsWorld Bank: Precious Metals May Ease in 2027 but Stay High
Four silver bullion bars stacked in an overlapping row on a dark brushed-steel surface, illustrating silver’s quiet retest of its 2026 low.SilverSilver Is Testing Its 2026 Low Again. This Time, It’s Not Panic.
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