August gold ended sharply lower on the day but did manage to bounce some off of the early lows. Strength in the dollar sparked long liquidation selling to pressure futures after the market pushed to the highest level since April 18th in overnight trade. Employment numbers were not a big surprise but the news was not negative enough to drive the dollar lower. Metals also saw some pressure from ideas that global growth could slow. The crude oil market made new all time highs over $146 which helped provide some support but weakness in other metals was seen as a negative.