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Gold price modestly up; muted reaction to U.S. strikes on Iran

(Kitco News) – Gold and silver prices are up just a bit in early U.S. trading Monday. Surprisingly, risk aversion is not highly elevated after the weekend U.S. military strikes on Iran’s nuclear plants. Reads a DowJones Newswires headline today: “Markets amazingly calm after U.S. attacks on Iran.” I’ve been a full-time markets watcher for 40 years, and I would call today “eerily calm.” August gold was last up $7.50 at $3,393.20. July silver prices were last up $0.108 at $36.125.

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Gold price modestly up; muted reaction to U.S. strikes on Iran

(Kitco News) – Gold and silver prices are up just a bit in early U.S. trading Monday. Surprisingly, risk aversion is not highly elevated after the weekend U.S. military strikes on Iran’s nuclear plants. Reads a DowJones Newswires headline today: “Markets amazingly calm after U.S. attacks on Iran.” I’ve been a full-time markets watcher for 40 years, and I would call today “eerily calm.” August gold was last up $7.50 at $3,393.20. July silver prices were last up $0.108 at $36.125.

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Bitcoin June 23 daily chart alert—bears now working on price downtrend

(Kitco News – Monday, June 23—June bitcoin futures prices are lower and hit a six-week low in early U.S. trading Monday.

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Bitcoin June 23 daily chart alert—bears now working on price downtrend

(Kitco News – Monday, June 23—June bitcoin futures prices are lower and hit a six-week low in early U.S. trading Monday.

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Gold market analysis for June 23 – key intra-day price entry levels for active traders

(Kitco News) – This 5-minute bar chart for Comex gold futures can be a valuable analytical and trading tool for the active intra-day gold futures trader/market watcher.

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Wall Street evenly divided on gold’s near-term direction, Main Street retains its bullish bias with a raft of consumer data on deck

The latest Kitco News Weekly Gold Survey showed industry experts evenly divided on gold’s near-term prospects, while retail traders retained their slight bullish bias.

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Gold holds $3,370 as Fed stalls, Trump pressures Powell, Bloomberg’s McGlone warns of ‘dangerous’ calm

(Kitco News) – Gold prices are holding firm near $3,370 an ounce after pulling back from a recent high of $3,454, with the Federal Reserve pausing interest rates

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Gold looks tired, but investors still see value in holding a safe-haven asset over the weekend

(Kitco News) – The gold market could continue to see further profit-taking and consolidation through the summer, but Friday’s price action shows that investors still want some exposure to this important safe-haven asset heading into a volatile weekend.

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Spot gold trades near $3,345/oz after Philly Fed survey holds at -4 in June

(Kitco News) – The gold market is trading near $3,345 per ounce on Friday morning after the Philadelphia Federal Reserve’s manufacturing sector survey held steady in contractionary territory this month.

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Price pressure on gold, silver on profit taking

(Kitco News) – Gold and silver prices are lower in early U.S. trading Friday. The shorter-term futures trader bulls are squeamish heading into the weekend and are ringing the cash register and taking profits.

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