iiTrader’s Baruch sees gold rolling through $1,300
28 July 2017 |
8:00 am
In today’s "Futures in Focus," Bill Baruch, chief market strategist at iiTrader, and Bloomberg’s Mark Barton examine the recent rally in the gold market.
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