Wednesday's CPI report, forecast to show core inflation at 2.5% annually, will test whether September Fed rate hike odds keep falling from this week's 46%. Barrick Mining posted its worst session since March after analysts said its $1.95 billion Newmont settlement undervalued the Fourmile deposit by billions of dollars. Gold touched its highest level since June and silver held near a seven-week high as traders weighed a cooling jobs market against a stalled Iran-Oman deal keeping oil above $84. The rally traces back to Friday's jobs report, which showed the U.S. economy shed 23,000 positions in July. The World Gold Council says global central bank gold purchases jumped more than 60% year over year in the second quarter, to 289 tonnes.