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Bar chart comparing Barrick Mining's 6.45 percent share price drop against its stronger operating and financial results for the quarter.

Barrick Mining shares fell 6.45 percent on Monday even though second quarter results beat guidance on almost every measure, including a 50 percent jump in net earnings and record gold production. The stock's only miss was adjusted earnings per share, which landed two cents below consensus. The drop followed a roughly 30 percent rally in the weeks before results, the kind of run that research on investor overreaction suggests leaves a stock more exposed to a single disappointing number, not less.

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Line chart of gold futures falling from an August 27 peak to a six-week low on September 21, 2026.

Gold fell to its lowest level in six weeks on September 21, 2026, with the decline accelerating after the US Federal Reserve raised rates on September 16.

Gold Falls to a Six-Week Low as the Fed Hike Outweighs the War Premium

September 22, 2026

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Line chart showing gold's daily closing price holding nearly flat from June 22 to July 20, 2026 despite an intensifying Iran conflict.

Gold has moved just 1.1% over the past month even as the United States carried out its tenth consecutive night of strikes on Iran.

Gold Has Not Moved in a Month, Even as the Iran War Intensifies

July 21, 2026

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Line chart of Government of Canada 2-year, 5-year and 10-year benchmark yields through August 2026, with a shaded span at the August 21 peak.

Canadian yields drifted higher through August even though the Bank of Canada held its policy rate at 2.25% and had no decision to make during the month.

Government of Canada Benchmark Yields, August 2026

August 31, 2026

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Line chart of gold futures, the S&P/TSX Composite and Brent crude, each rebased to 100 at the July 31 close.

Gold rallied and gold miner shares carried the TSX higher, while Brent ended the month close to where it began.

Gold, TSX and Brent Rebased to the July 31 Close

August 31, 2026

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Line chart of the S&P/TSX Composite daily close through August 2026, with a shaded span marking five straight record closes.

Gold miners did most of the lifting as the index set eight record closes during the month, the last on August 25.

S&P/TSX Composite Daily Close Through August 2026

August 31, 2026

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Line chart of daily gold futures settlements from August 28 to September 28, 2026, ending at the lowest level since early August.

Gold fell on a day when Middle East headlines worsened, which cuts against its reputation as insurance against war.

Gold Futures After the September 28 Selloff, August 28 to September 28, 2026

September 29, 2026

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