GOLD AND SILVER END BARELY LOWER

	Close	Gain/Loss
Gold	$1277.40	-$0.40
Silver	$16.94	-$0.03
XAU	82.61	-1.07%
HUI	189.57	-1.06%
GDM	631.75	-0.80%
JSE Gold	1346.37	+26.00
USD	93.72	-0.24
Euro	118.03	+0.42
Yen	88.00	-0.03
Oil	$52.18	-$0.29
10-Year	2.434%	+0.017
T-Bond	151.03125	-0.65625
Dow	23329.46	-0.48%
Nasdaq	6563.89	-0.52%
S&P	2557.15	-0.47%

The Economy:

New-home sales roar to a 10-year high in September  MarketWatch

August FHFA Home Price Index Up 0.7% from July  Builder Magazine

U.S. durable goods data suggests strong business equipment spending  Reuters

Yellen Finds Unlikely Advocate at White House: Trump  Bloomberg