Gold Up, Silver Up. The Five Reasons Behind It Don’t All Agree.

Speculators are still adding to gold and silver, an Indian tariff quirk is quietly redirecting demand toward Dubai, and three desks cannot agree on September rate-hike odds. Even the exchange running the trades has its own read on why any of this holds into fall.
Barrick Just Delayed Its Biggest Move in Years. Gold Isn’t Why.

Barrick is pushing its North American gold IPO from 2026 into 2027. The real cause is a shareholder revolt against Chairman John Thornton, not the price of gold, and it says a lot about equity risk.
