itters began early over what might be revealed in the release of the FOMC meetings minutes.
That is the only explanation for the gold market's stubborn refusal to respond to the renewed fighting between Ukraine and Russia.
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We'd like to be able to report strong winds blowing on the sails of gold today. Sadly, we can't.
The most that can be said for today's trading in gold is that it reacted proportionately to the news on July retail sales in the U.S. Not too strong, not too weak. Just right.