GOLD - The BOJ Presents Clear & Present Danger

Gold has benefited greatly from the economic question posed by the monthly jobs report, and its repercussions reaching the Fed’s interest rate decision time table and the value of the dollar. Gold has also moved higher on unrest in the Middle East. But on Wednesday, gold will face a test when the Bank of Japan (BOJ) issues its latest monetary policy. See the gold report here.

Precious Metals Relative Security	YTD	TTM
SPDR Gold Trust (NYSE: GLD)	+2.3%	-6.6%
Sprott Physical Gold Trust (NYSE: PHYS)	+2.1%	-6.8%
iShares Silver Trust (NYSE: SLV)	+7.7%	-15.0%
Market Vectors Gold Miners (NYSE: GDX)	+4.0%	-18.3%
Market Vectors Junior Gold Miners (NYSE: GDXJ)	-0.4%	-31.7%
Direxion Daily Gold Bullish 3X (NYSE: NUGT)	-3.2%	-68.8%
Barrick Gold (NYSE: ABX)	+16.5%	-29.4%
Kinross Gold (NYSE: KGC)	-15.9%	-42.7%

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