Last month we saw the stock market dip in the first half of the month and then rebound hard in the second half into earnings reports by FB, AMZN, GOOG, MSFT, and AAPL. Gold also turned up last week to hit $1825.

What can expect from the price of gold and the stock market trends in August? I cover that in this video update and talk about the news that is having an impact, including rising covid cases (for now), GDP growth rates, and the Federal Reserve's new definition of "transitory inflation."