Fundamentally speaking, it's a good sign that gold prices were trimmed only a bit today. Even better - silver kept rising.

Fundamentally speaking, it's a good sign that gold prices were trimmed only a bit today. Even better - silver kept rising.

As many parents are fond of saying: "How many times do I have to tell you?"

It seems the Fed's moderating tone, which was missed by many analysts on the first pass, promised longer-term low interest rates, which makes sense on many levels.