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Currency Swing Erases Gold’s Brief Dip

A Fed governor’s hawkish remarks moved gold $40 this morning; a dollar swing erased it by lunch. The real yield near 2.9% is the number that actually explains the metal’s resilience.

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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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Industrial and monetary

Silver beside the bid

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

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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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Supply

Mines and vaults

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

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