Gold prices at auction on September 16 fell by more than 2 percent. The price of the December futures at the auction at the time of writing the news fell to $1,754.7 per troy ounce, at a minimum the cost was $1,745.5.

The metal is falling in price against the background of the publication of statistics from the United States. Therefore, the Ministry of Trade of the country made a report on the growth of retail sales in August, contrary to analysts’ forecasts of a decrease, as a result of which the dollar rate is growing against other major currencies.