Spot gold just reached the $4,390.00/ounce mark, last quoted at $4,390.14/ounce, unchanged on the day; the main COMEX gold futures contract was last quoted at $4,447.70/ounce, up 0.63% on the day.

Reuters survey: 18 out of 22 bond strategists say that over the next three months, the yield on the US 10-year Treasury bond is more likely to exceed expectations than fall below them.

Reuters survey: The yield on 10-year US Treasury bonds is expected to fall to 4.50% in three months and remain at that level for the following three months, dropping to 4.34% after one year (July survey figures were 4.48%, 4.48%, and 4.39%, respectively).

US Dollar: CPI keeps USD in tight ranges – OCBC

A storage tank at Libya's main oil refinery was hit and caught fire.