1.17.19 - Gold prices slip after hitting two-week high. U.S. stocks struggle after weak bank earnings. Gold last traded at $1,290 an ounce. Silver at $15.52 an ounce.

* Gold resumes climb toward $1,300
* In 72 currencies, gold at all-time high
* Minimum wage proposal is irrelevant
* Falling wages, rising housing costs fuel homelessness

By Craig R. Smith - If you thought the U.S. stock market correction of 5% to 9% in October was bad, ‘you ain't seen nothing yet’; according to a growing choir of leading economic voices.