Low interest rates are still cutting into profits and slicing margins razor thin which has led to slow hiring.

FORBES: The Big Banks Hiring The Most Right Now

Swap dealers decreased their net-short position by cutting from both sides, but slicing more gross shorts than gross longs.

FORBES: Speculators Modestly Trim Gold Longs -CFTC

They cut exposure overall, but did so by cutting 4, 191 gross longs and slicing 3, 927 gross shorts, which made the net change modest.

FORBES: FOCUS: Speculators Cut Bullish Gold, Silver Positions -- CFTC