* Guest: Bryan Rust - Over the past 50 years, Rust Coins has been working to educate customers about precious metals - RustCoinAndGift.com.

* Honest Money Report: Gold: $1520.90 Silver: $17.36.

* Nixon Slams Shut the "Gold Window" - and lied about it!

* Today in history, on August 15, 1971, President Richard Nixon slammed shut the “gold window” and eliminated the last vestige of the gold standard.

* By executive order, Nixon uncoupled gold from its fixed $35 price and suspended the ability of foreign banks to directly exchange dollars for gold. Nixon promised the action would be temporary.

* Is a Currency War Coming?

* Global Stocks Volatile After China Promises Tariff Retaliation - WSJ.com.

Stocks set for strong open after China says it hopes to meet halfway on trade issues - CNBC.

* Here are the worst stock performers as the Dow drops 800 points - MarketWatch.

* Stocks Plunged After the Yield Curve Inverted. History Says Don’t Worry Yet - Barron's.

* Stocks tumble as Treasury bond market sends recession warning - CNBC.com.

* Recession watch: What is an ‘inverted yield curve’ and why does it matter? - Washington Post.

* Banks are paying people to borrow money. That’s alarming news for the global economy.

* Trump: Fed to Blame for ‘Crazy Inverted Yield Curve’.