Gold was limp through the early London trading, but just before the New York session began it started up and continued higher through the early afternoon, peaking above $885 before easing to finish at $881.50, up $13.00.

Whether his travels take our commodities guru, Kevin Kerr, to the Middle East or the Midwest of the U.S., the stories are very similar. Most people are concerned about the rising costs of agricultural commodities. And they should be. The commodity boom is real.

It’s hard to believe that summer’s heat (and hurricane season) is almost here. As the calendar turns to another month it’s often quite interesting to take a look back at the past month to see which trends may be in for a switch. One phrase comes to mind that perfectly sums up April’s market action: A reversal of fortune!

Consolidation may preface the next up move. Gold was off in the far East, but picked up in London trading and continued higher until the noon hour of the New York session on Monday, after which it pulled back from $930 to finish another lackluster day at $924.70/oz., down $1.20. Overnight, gold has been pushing higher.

In Far East trading, both gold and silver got sold off…starting at the Hong Kong open. However, the bottom was in the moment that London traders showed up for the day. But the real fireworks didn’t start until the New York traders joined the party…then both metals staged huge rallies. This was, of course, on the back of the US$/oil news.

WARNING: The first few paragraphs of today’s piece have absolutely nothing to do with investing, the markets, or Asia. But come on!  It’s the weekend.  Don’t we all deserve a little mental drift?