U.S. stocks ended the day mixed, with the Dow down 0.17%, the Nasdaq up 0.40%, the S & P 500 up 0.05%, and the Nasdaq and S & P 500 continued to set new closing highs. Gold stocks generally rose, Cordellan Mining rose more than 8%, Hekla Mining rose more than 6%, Pan American Silver rose nearly 6%, Anglogold rose more than 4%, and Harmony Gold and Goldfields rose nearly 3%. JPMorgan expects gold prices to rise to $3,000 an ounce next year. Intel fell more than 6%, and the company's CEO, Pat Gels...
The Australian dollar against the US dollar AUD/USD stood at 0.65, up 0.40% in the day.
Treasury futures declined further, with the 30-year main contract falling 0.40%, the 10-year main contract falling 0.19%, the 5-year main contract falling 0.1%, and the 2-year main contract falling 0.02%.
Canada's monthly CPI rate in July was 0.4%, expected to be 0.40%, and the previous value was -0.10%.
Canada July CPI Monthly Rate 0.4%, Expected 0.40%, Previous Value -0.10%. Canada July Core CPI Monthly Rate 0.3%, Previous Value -0.1%. Canada July Core CPI Annual Rate 1.7%, Previous Value 1.9%. Canada July CPI Annual Rate 2.5%, Expected 2.50%, Previous Value 2.70%.
The monthly rate of CPI in the UK in May was 0.3%, expected to be 0.40%, and the previous value was 0.30%.
China's annual CPI rate in May was 0.3%, expected to be 0.40%, and the previous value was 0.30%.