Equities have gotten the word, from Asia to London to New York. The Fed is not interested in a rate rise anytime soon. Consequently, those markets, except for the Nikkei (which was down marginally), are all up.

Sometimes in sports, one team barely beats out another. It’s a victory, sure. But maybe the winning side loses a star player, or certain plays on the field just don’t go right, making for an awkward win. It’s called “winning ugly.”

The push and pull of dollar strength fighting with regular-trading investors has bounced gold from plus to minus, back and forth a number of times today – but in a very narrow range. Economic news was the inspiration for the indecision.