CPI Is the Make-or-Break Print for Gold’s Momentum. Here’s How to Read It. By Advantage Gold | August 2026 July CPI drops at 8:30am ET this morning — and the stakes for gold markets are unusually high. Gold has gained more than 7% in the past week following the July NFP shock (-23,000 jobs), breaking […]
Gold’s Best Week Since January. What Comes After a Breakout? By Advantage Gold | August 2026 Retail Sales drops at 8:30am ET today — the final major data release of a week that may represent a significant inflection point for gold markets in 2026. Let’s take stock of what the week produced — and what […]
Gold at $4,400. NFP Contracted. The Breakout May Be Here. By Advantage Gold | August 2026 Gold opened this morning at $4,400 per ounce — its highest level since early June — following Friday’s July nonfarm payrolls report that delivered one of the most significant shocks to US labor market expectations in years. July NFP […]
Iran Peace Talks Resume. Gold Above $4,400. Here’s What the Cycle Is Actually Telling Us. By Advantage Gold | August 2026 Gold stayed around $4400, this morning after President Trump paused planned US strikes on Iran following appeals from Saudi Arabia and other Gulf allies. Peace talks are resuming. Oil fell on the news. Gold […]
Three Fed Dissenters Are Still Calling for Rate Hikes. Here’s What That Means for Gold. By Advantage Gold | August 2026 Three Federal Reserve officials — Neel Kashkari, Beth Hammack, and Lorie Logan — dissented at last week’s FOMC meeting in favor of an immediate rate hike. The vote was 9-3 to hold at 3.50%–3.75%. […]
The Dollar Just Hit Its Lowest Level Since Mid-June. Here’s What That Historically Means for Gold. By Advantage Gold | August 2026 The US Dollar Index fell to its lowest level since mid-June this week, following Japan’s intervention in foreign exchange markets to support the yen. The dollar’s decline is a meaningful development for gold […]
NFP Day: The Jobs Number That Sets the September Table for Gold By Advantage Gold | August 2026 July nonfarm payrolls drop this morning at 8:30am ET — and the number carries more weight for precious metals markets than a typical monthly employment report. Going into this release, CME FedWatch prices approximately 65% probability of […]
France Repatriated 129 Tonnes of Gold and Booked $15 Billion. Here’s What That Tells Every Investor. By Advantage Gold | July 2026 France repatriated all 129 tonnes of its gold from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York earlier in 2026. In doing so, it booked a $15 billion gain — confirmed by Reuters reporting […]
FOMC Decision Day: The Two Scenarios for Gold — and Why Both Point the Same Direction By Advantage Gold | July 2026 The Federal Open Market Committee delivers its rate decision at 2:00pm ET today, July 29. The July hold is not in question — June’s soft CPI data effectively settled that weeks ago. What […]
China Bought 173 Tonnes of Gold in June. They Bought the Dip. Here’s What That Means. By Advantage Gold | July 2026 China’s gold imports surged to 173 tonnes in June 2026 — the highest level since March 2024 — representing a 64% month-over-month increase in non-monetary gold imports, according to Kitco News. The number […]