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Issue #54 · Thursday, September 3, 2026 | | Gold volatility (GVZ) Cautious · 26.1 ▲ from 25.4 yesterday | | Worth noting Gold crossed above $4,400 since yesterday. | | Gold and silver rose sharply today as the dollar weakened and Treasury yields fell, easing expectations for near-term Fed rate hikes. |
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● The Numbers | Gold | $4,480.20 +2.61%
-2.81% this week | | Silver | $66.38 +2.56%
-4.39% this week | | Platinum | $1,774.20 +0.82%
-3.85% this week | | Palladium | $1,380.00 +2.48%
+3.17% this week | | Copper | $6.63 +1.95%
+0.61% this week |
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● The Movers Leaders | GDX Gold Miners ETF | +3.13% | | GC=F Gold | +2.61% | | SI=F Silver | +2.56% |
| Laggards | PL=F Platinum | +0.82% | | AEM Agnico Eagle | +1.65% | | HG=F Copper | +1.95% |
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The day's best and worst of the tracked metals and miners · day-over-day change. |
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● The Brief | | Gold rises as dollar softens, yields fall Gold prices climbed over 1% as a weaker US dollar and lower Treasury yields reduced the opportunity cost of holding non-yielding precious metals, a typical inverse relationship beginners should understand. (Investing) |
| | Oil hits 6-week highs on Middle East tensions Crude oil rallied to fresh 6-week highs amid renewed Middle East geopolitical concerns, a traditional driver of safe-haven demand that can benefit gold and precious metals broadly. (Investing) |
| | Labor data shapes Fed rate expectations Softer labor market readings may influence Federal Reserve decisions on interest rates, which directly affect precious metals valuations and investor appetite for non-yielding assets like gold. (Investing) |
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Metals 101 Why don't miners move exactly with gold? A miner's profit is the gap between the gold price and its cost to dig it up, so a small move in gold can mean a big swing in earnings. Mine problems, debt, and costs add their own moves on top. |
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“Metals mirror the dollar and the day's mood — a description, not a forecast.” |
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