Gold at Seven-Month Lows: Why Geopolitical Fear Is Not Enough

The Iran war should be pushing gold higher. Instead it is pushing the Federal Reserve toward rate hikes, suppressing the very safe haven the conflict should be lifting. Here is the mechanism behind five stories moving gold and silver today.
Oil Hits $100 and OPEC Is Fracturing. Gold Knows Why.

Oil hit $100 for the first time since early April. The UAE just quit OPEC. The Fed is trapped. Each development points to the same place — and gold is already there.
