The conflict in the Red Sea is expanding beyond its original flashpoints, drawing more regional players into the crisis and adding fresh pressure to global energy markets. As fighting intensifies, oil prices have resumed their climb, raising concerns about inflation and broader market volatility. In this update, we examine how the widening Red Sea conflict is influencing Brent crude, why renewed geopolitical tensions are pushing oil prices higher, and what investors should watch as energy markets respond to an increasingly unstable region. Watch the full video here 👉 youtu.be/kUQ21bRfZ08 #OilPrices #RedSea #MiddleEast #EnergyMarkets #MacroEconomics #Investing

Metals Recap — October 22 ◆ Dec gold -$77.70 → $4,070.80 (nearly 4-month low) ◆ Dec silver -$2.40 → $55.31 (11-month low) ◆ Chart selling and long liquidation dominate ◆ U.S. and Israel develop post-midterm Iran strike plans ◆ Washington orders non-emergency staff out of Saudi Arabia ◆ Crude briefly tops $100 ◆ Jobless claims: 194K — near 60-year low ◆ French bond spread over Germany hits 2011 high Wyckoff Market Rating: Gold 2.0 · Silver 1.0. Full daily report → f.mtr.cool/rbakkayspz Not investment advice. #Gold #Silver #PreciousMetals #investing #Fed #inflation #MiddleEast #bonds #dollar

Metals Recap — October 21 ◆ Dec gold +$8.70 → $4,151.30 ◆ Dec silver -$0.27 → $57.73 ◆ Five risks simmering: Iran war, EU bonds, Russia-Ukraine, midterms, FOMC ◆ Iran: Hormuz reopens only if U.S. returns to June MOU terms ◆ Diplomat denies deal is close — crude oil rises again ◆ Trump hints at post-midterm Iran strikes ◆ Trading choppy — no catalyst either way yet Wyckoff Market Rating: Gold 2.5 · Silver 1.5. Full daily report → f.mtr.cool/1yfoilypsq Not investment advice. #Gold #Silver #PreciousMetals #investing #Fed #FOMC #inflation #MiddleEast #bonds

Metals Recap — October 20 ◆ Dec gold +$0.70 → $4,160.80 (recovered from $4,133.20 low) ◆ Dec silver +$0.967 → $58.24 ◆ Crude spikes above $110 overnight — Houthi attacks, 18 vessel strikes ◆ Oil pulls back to ~$102 on unconfirmed Qatar-Pakistan peace proposal ◆ Housing starts -5.2% in September — lowest since May ◆ 10-yr yield falls to 5.09% — near 1-month low ◆ FOMC next week — Fed widely expected to hold Wyckoff Rating: Gold 2.5 · Silver 1.5 Full daily report → f.mtr.cool/dw9tfmou25 Not investment advice. #Gold #Silver #PreciousMetals #investing #Fed #FOMC #inflation #MiddleEast #bonds

Metals Recap — October 19 ◆ Dec gold -$17.20 → $4,163.50 (off AM high of $4,190.10) ◆ Dec silver → $57.265 (near flat) ◆ Tech stocks rebound — safe-haven bid fades midday ◆ French protests erupt into street clashes — euro near multi-month low ◆ Zelenskyy: Trump pressuring Ukraine to concede to Russia ◆ China Q3 GDP beats at 4.5% ◆ October Fed hike odds: just 15% — FOMC next week Wyckoff Rating: Gold 2.5 · Silver 1.5 Full daily report → f.mtr.cool/um5u2xulxk Not investment advice. #Gold #Silver #PreciousMetals #investing #Fed #FOMC #inflation #Europe #bonds

Metals Recap — October 19 ◆ Dec gold -$17.20 → $4,163.50 (off AM high of $4,190.10) ◆ Dec silver → $57.265 (near flat) ◆ Tech stocks rebound — safe-haven bid fades midday ◆ French protests erupt into street clashes — euro near multi-month low ◆ Zelenskyy: Trump pressuring Ukraine to concede to Russia ◆ China Q3 GDP beats at 4.5% ◆ October Fed hike odds: just 15% — FOMC next week Wyckoff Rating: Gold 2.5 · Silver 1.5 Full daily report → f.mtr.cool/dxfvf42qu4 Not investment advice. #Gold #Silver #PreciousMetals #investing #Fed #FOMC #inflation #Europe #bonds

A.M. Metals Check — October 16 ◆ Dec gold +$25.50 → $4,195.60 ◆ Dec silver +$0.789 → $57.935 ◆ Warsh at IMF Bangkok: hot inflation “did not alter his assessment” ◆ No hawkish signal — October hike odds fall further ◆ Dollar eases on the news ◆ Warsh: AI task force field hearing Nov. 16 in San Francisco Wyckoff Market Rating: Gold 2.5 · Silver 1.5. Full daily report → f.mtr.cool/e4f48wdhhg Not investment advice. #Gold #Silver #PreciousMetals #investing #Fed #Warsh #inflation #FOMC

Metals Recap — October 15 ◆ Dec gold +$60.10 → $4,177.20 ◆ Dec silver +$1.443 → $57.32 ◆ PPI: +1.3% m/m — 2nd highest monthly gain on record ◆ Energy costs for producers +10.8% in September ◆ Bulls shrug it off — tech selloff drives safe-haven demand ◆ 10-yr yield falls to 5.06% — 3-week low ◆ October hike odds trimmed to 28% ◆ Retail sales beat at +0.8% m/m Wyckoff Rating: Gold 2.5 · Silver 1.5 Full daily report → f.mtr.cool/r11cxilsyx Not investment advice. #Gold #Silver #PreciousMetals #investing #Fed #PPI #inflation #bonds #dollar

Metals Recap — October 14 ◆ Dec gold -$64.70 → $4,112.80 ◆ Dec silver -$3.18 → $56.345 (3-month low) ◆ CPI: 3.7% annual — above 3.6% forecast ◆ Gasoline +9.1% — over half the monthly CPI gain ◆ Core CPI edges up to 2.6% — above 2.5% expected ◆ October rate hike odds jump to 50% from 22% ◆ 10-yr yield at 5.274% — dollar hits 1.5-year high ◆ IMF: U.S. debt-to-GDP to exceed 106% by 2030 Wyckoff Rating: Gold 2.0 · Silver 1.5 Full daily report → f.mtr.cool/or4dcdk8wm Not investment advice. #Gold #Silver #PreciousMetals #investing #Fed #CPI #inflation #bonds #dollar

Metals Recap — October 13 ◆ Dec gold +$18.30 → $4,208.60 ◆ Dec silver +$0.117 → $60.60 ◆ Dollar softens — yields dip ahead of CPI Wednesday ◆ NFIB small business optimism hits 3-month low ◆ Waller: AI-driven inflation could last 2–3 years ◆ CPI Wednesday — 3.7% annual rate expected vs. 3.4% in August ◆ IMF raises 2026 global growth to 3.1% ◆ Trump eases Russian diesel export restrictions for 6 months Wyckoff Market Rating: Gold 3.0 · Silver 2.5. Full daily report → amergold.com/jimwyckoff/?utm… Not investment advice. #Gold #Silver #PreciousMetals #investing #Fed #CPI #inflation #MiddleEast #bonds #dollar

This room was built by people asking sound money questions before most knew to ask them. 50 years later, they're still ahead. New Orleans Investment Conference. Oct 28-31. neworleansconference.com/sam… #NOIC #SoundMoney #Gold #PreciousMetals

Behind the scenes from my conversation with @chrismartenson on @peakprosperity recorded from the new studio. We talked about navigating the Great Debasement. Full interview: f.mtr.cool/4c2157fgy7 #AmericanGoldExchange #PreciousMetals

Metals Recap — October 12 ◆ Dec gold -$25.50 → $4,191.40 ◆ Dec silver -$0.348 → $60.685 ◆ Dollar near 1.5-yr high — yields near 20-year highs ◆ Euro falls below $1.12 — 17-month low on French fiscal fears ◆ Saudi Arabia intercepts overnight drone/missile attacks on oil sites ◆ Zelenskyy: “Russia doesn’t read Truth Social” ◆ CPI Wednesday — Warsh at IMF Bangkok Thursday Wyckoff Rating: Gold 2.5 · Silver 2.5 Full daily report → f.mtr.cool/q72sbylz1y Not investment advice. #Gold #Silver #PreciousMetals #investing #Fed #CPI #inflation #MiddleEast #bonds #dollar

A.M. Metals Check — October 9 ◆ Dec gold +$49.90 → $4,207.00 ◆ Dec silver +$1.291 → $60.73 ◆ Safe-haven demand resurfaces — shaky global bond markets ◆ Term premium on U.S. Treasuries hits decade-plus high ◆ French bond spread over Italian debt hits record ◆ Fed hold odds: 82% for October — 81% for December hike ◆ Trump: U.S. won’t attack Iran before midterms — oil falls Wyckoff Rating: Gold 2.5 · Silver 2.5 Full daily report → f.mtr.cool/51r8431nb0 Not investment advice. #Gold #Silver #PreciousMetals #investing #Fed #inflation #MiddleEast #bonds #dollar

Metals Recap — October 8 ◆ Dec gold +$9.20 → $4,149.90 ◆ Dec silver -$1.069 → $59.23 (2-month low) ◆ 10-yr yield jumps to 5.35% — highest since 2002 ◆ FOMC minutes: most members expect another hike this year ◆ Waller: more rate hikes likely needed ◆ Trump: no longer wants Iran deal — Pentagon drawing up strike options ◆ PBoC adds 23 tons of gold in September Wyckoff Rating: Gold 2.5 · Silver 2.0 Full daily report → f.mtr.cool/1ga3qp89fj Not investment advice. #Gold #Silver #PreciousMetals #investing #Fed #inflation #MiddleEast #bonds #dollar

Metals Recap — October 7 ◆ Dec gold -$57.10 → $4,131.10 (2-month low) ◆ Dec silver -$1.484 → $60.08 (2-month low) ◆ 10-yr yield at 5.316% — last seen in 2002 ◆ 30-yr yield hits 5.70% — 24-year high ◆ Dollar near 1.5-year high ◆ Fed hold odds: 78% for October — 69% for December hike ◆ Gold ETF holdings hit record 4,256 tons — Q3 inflows record $31B ◆ FOMC minutes this afternoon Wyckoff Rating: Gold 2.5 · Silver 2.5 Read Jim Wyckoff's full daily update → f.mtr.cool/if1hietzny Not investment advice. #Gold #Silver #PreciousMetals #investing #Fed #FOMC #inflation #bonds #dollar

Metals Recap — October 6 ◆ Dec gold +$33.50 → $4,190.40 (off 2-month low overnight) ◆ Dec silver +$0.225 → $61.55 ◆ Safe-haven bid: EU political turmoil, bond market jitters ◆ Dalio: China and Japan may pull back from U.S. Treasuries ◆ Euro hits 1.5-year low on EU turmoil ◆ Crude falls 3rd day — Middle East supply recovering ◆ U.S. trade deficit widens to record $105.6B in August ◆ FOMC minutes Wednesday afternoon Wyckoff Rating: Gold 3.0 · Silver 3.0 Read Jim Wyckoff's full daily update →  f.mtr.cool/uw0nafcxwj Not investment advice. #Gold #Silver #PreciousMetals #investing #Fed #inflation #MiddleEast #bonds #dollar

A.M. Metals Check — October 2 ◆ Dec gold +$44.30 → $4,244.00 ◆ Dec silver +$0.82 → $62.50 ◆ September payrolls: just 29K — well below 90K forecast ◆ July revised to -10K — July/August combined 60K lower than reported ◆ Dollar sells off — 10-yr yield falls to 5.19% ◆ Pentagon deploys another carrier, 10K troops to Persian Gulf ◆ Eurozone inflation hits 3.8% — 3-year high Wyckoff Rating: Gold 3.0 · Silver 3.0 Full daily report → amergold.com/jimwyckoff/dail… Not investment advice. #Gold #Silver #PreciousMetals #investing #Fed #jobs #inflation #MiddleEast #bonds

Metals Recap — October 1 ◆ Dec gold → $4,185.00 (near flat, off AM high of $4,209.40) ◆ Dec silver +$0.429 → $60.98 ◆ Safe-haven demand resurfaces despite dollar at 1.5-yr high ◆ 10-yr Treasury tops 5.3% — highest since 2007 ◆ Brent crude +2.8% back above $100 ◆ Jobless claims: 197K — near 57-year low ◆ October Fed hike odds fall to 37% from 70% last week ◆ Jobs report Friday — 100K payrolls expected Wyckoff Rating: Gold 2.5 · Silver 3.0 Full daily report → amergold.com/jimwyckoff/dail… Not investment advice. #Gold #Silver #PreciousMetals #investing #Fed #inflation #MiddleEast #bonds #dollar

Metals Recap — September 30 ◆ Dec gold +$22.40 → $4,202.20 ◆ Dec silver -$0.183 → $60.98 ◆ PCE: 3.4% headline, 3.0% core — both below forecasts ◆ Q2 GDP revised up to 2.2% annualized ◆ ADP: 90K private jobs in September — above 70K forecast ◆ Middle East crude exports at 98% of pre-war levels ◆ China manufacturing PMI returns to expansion at 50.1 ◆ Jobs report Friday — consensus at 100K payrolls Wyckoff Rating: Gold 2.5 · Silver 3.0 Read Jim Wyckoff's full daily update → amergold.com/jimwyckoff/dail… Not investment advice. #Gold #Silver #PreciousMetals #investing #Fed #PCE #inflation #MiddleEast #bonds

Metals Recap — September 29 ◆ Dec gold +$31.60 → $4,199.90 (short-covering bounce) ◆ Dec silver -$0.123 → $61.59 (another 7-week low overnight) ◆ Dollar hits 3-month high — 10-yr yield at 5.23% ◆ Job openings fall to 7.079M — 5-month low, below forecast ◆ PCE Wednesday — Wells Fargo sees 3.8% annually ◆ Jobs Friday — consensus at 100K payrolls ◆ Iran privately pessimistic on Hormuz deal before midterms Wyckoff Rating: Gold 2.5 · Silver 3.0 Full daily report → amergold.com/jimwyckoff/dail… Not investment advice. #Gold #Silver #PreciousMetals #investing #Fed #inflation #MiddleEast #bonds #dollar