Gold futures experienced a modest decline in New York and Globex trading today, with the most active December contract settling at $2,540.30, down $5.50 or 0.22% as of 5:08 PM EDT.

Gold and silver prices are posting gains in midday U.S. trading Monday, with silver solidly up. The precious metals bulls are getting support from ideas of dovish central banks following last Friday’s downbeat U.S. jobs report and ahead of this week’s monetary policy meeting of the European Central Bank. Gains in gold are being limited today by a higher U.S. dollar index. December gold was last up $5.40 at $2,529.80 and December silver was up $0.457 at $28.265.

Gold prices regained lost ground on Wednesday to hover close to their all-time highs after minutes from the U.S. Federal Reserve's last meeting showed officials strongly leaned towards an interest rate cut at their September policy meeting. Spot gold was up 0.1% at $2,516.01 per ounce as of 2:42 p.m. ET (1842 GMT) after hitting a record high of $2,531.60 on Tuesday. U.S. gold futures settled 0.1% lower at $2,547.50.

Gold prices are modestly higher in midday U.S. trading Monday. December Comex gold futures today notched a record high of $2,549.90. Spot (cash) gold prices hit a new all-time high of $2,521.00 overnight. Bullish charts and safe-haven demand are driving the yellow metals prices higher and more upside is likely. Silver is sharply up and is likely to continue to be supported by gold’s price updraft. December gold was last up $7.50 at $2,545.40. September silver was up $0.531 at $29.37.

Gold and silver prices are weaker in midday U.S. trading Monday, amid key outside markets being in bearish daily postures: the U.S. dollar index is higher and crude oil prices are solidly lower. The general marketplace is tentative early this week, just ahead of a big and important U.S. economic data dump in the coming days. August gold was last down $5.60 at $2,375.00. September silver was down $0.295 at $27.71, and at a 2.5-month low.

Gold and silver prices are trading sharply lower in midday U.S. trading Thursday, on worries about lessening global demand for metals. Gold prices hit a more-than-two-week low and silver dropped to a 2.5-month low. Heavy profit-taking and weak long liquidation from futures traders are featured today. August gold was last down $53.60 at $2,362.30. September silver was down $1.231 at $28.09.

Trump’s stated policies and Harris’ uncertain position are both contributing to gold’s near-term safe haven appeal, while demand data and technical indicators show silver’s luster is fading, according to Rhona O'Connell, Head of Market Analysis at StoneX Bullion.

Gold prices edged lower on Tuesday as Treasury yields held firm, while investors digested comments from Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and looked forward to U.S. jobs data due later this week for more signals on U.S. interest rate cuts.

Gold prices slipped on Tuesday, hurt by an uptick in the dollar and Treasury yields as investors awaited U.S. inflation data due later this week that could provide cues on the timing of interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve this year.

Although gold and silver are stuck in neutral at elevated levels, one market analyst remains a long-term bull on precious metals.