On August 30th, gold prices closed out the day of trading lower, slipping below the $1,400 mark as concerns of U.S. military action in Syria waned. But, gold bugs will be heartened to hear that gold posted a full 7% gain over since the starting of August. <br /><br />Reference: http://www.meritgold.com/merit-gold-news-network-detail/merit-gold-news-network-august-30-2013
