PHYS is trading 3.16% down now at $33.90 after a sharp pullback in gold prices following Federal Reserve Chair Kevin Warsh’s August 28 Jackson Hole remarks.
- Warsh emphasized persistent inflation and signaled rates may stay higher, lifting rate expectations and pressuring non-yielding bullion.
- Spot gold fell as much as 1% after the speech.
- Broader U.S. indexes remained largely flat, suggesting a primarily precious-metals and macro-driven decline.