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Gold and silver, along with crude oil, pulled commodity indexes lower over last week, with investors selling the precious metals to capture profits, says TD Securities.

Gold prices are slightly down and silver prices are near steady in early U.S. trading Tuesday.

Bitcoin-U.S. dollar prices are firmer in early trading Monday. Trading has been sideways and choppy recently, which now favors neither the bulls nor the bears.

(Kitco News) – The concept of peak gold is something that investors should get used to as one Canadian bank sees gold production falling through 2020 at least.

(Kitco News) – The battle between the world’s two largest gold miners continues to be waged with Barrick Gold’s (NYSE: GOLD, TSX: ABX) CEO Mark Bristow rejecting the latest proposal from Newmont Mining (NYSE: NEM).

Gold and silver prices are down but off their session lows in midday trading Monday.

(Kitco News) – Although the gold market is struggling to find momentum, it’s not all doom and gloom as the Australian gold-mining sector is firing on all cylinders, reporting record production in 2018.

Gold prices are still lower on the day, in late-morning price action Monday, but have moved well off their session lows as the U.S. stock market is selling off and trading at its daily lows.

(Kitco News) – While the U.S. dollar remains a headwind for the gold market, analysts warn that the yellow metal faces another major hurdle in the near term — improving investor sentiment in equity markets.

Stop-loss and margin-related selling, stronger equities and a firmer U.S. dollar are all pressuring gold, says George Gero, managing director with RBC Wealth Management.