Americans Spent More in July. They Got Nothing Extra for It.

The Bureau of Economic Analysis put July consumer spending up $36.3 billion, and up $1.3 billion once prices are stripped out. Core inflation held at 3.3%, a sixty-fifth straight month above target. Here is why gold slipped anyway.

Gold Fell and Silver Rose on the Same Report. Here Is the Mechanism.

Gold and silver opened Thursday down together, then split after one 8:30 a.m. data batch. The Philadelphia Fed hit a five-year high and Treasury yields reversed higher. Gold stayed lower. Silver climbed anyway. The difference is mechanical.