

Gold rose to $4,427.94 (+0.91%) and silver jumped to $66.52 (+1.99%) on August 17, 2026, as soft consumer data lowered Fed rate-hike odds across metals.
Texas Precious Metals and Sunshine Minting earned the Guinness World Records title for the world's heaviest silver coin — a 2,500 troy ounce America 250 commemorative.

Gold climbed to $4,387.62 (+0.61%) and platinum surged to $1,762.30 (+1.84%) on August 14, 2026, as cooling inflation data boosted Fed rate-hold bets.

Texas Precious Metals rang the Nasdaq Closing Bell to celebrate the launch of YSAU and YSAG, physically backed gold and silver ETFs custodied in the United States.

Gold fell to $4,362.02 (-1.31%) and silver slipped to $65.20 (-1.02%) on August 13, 2026, as firmer core PPI data revived September Fed rate-hike bets.