Actually just randomly linked some articles, I didn't even read them I think the biggest driver is the ECB keeping rates unchanged and people aren't expecting Obama's speech to be good.
As Mike Maloney says, don't pay attention to all this crap. It's all short-term background noise. As if financial realities are going to change from a politician's speech! You're stacking PMs because you see that the long term fundamentals are structurally flawed. So just sit back and dop something else in the meantime, paying no heed to every little rise and fall. And before you know it...gold and silver will go through their all-time highs like a BLAZING KNIFE THROUGH SLOPPY BUTTER!