Gold prices climbed 2% on Wednesday as U.S. Treasury yields slipped ahead of a House vote to reopen the government, a move that could revive economic data releases and bolster expectations for a Federal Reserve rate cut in December.

While showing off the Oval Office during an interview with Laura Ingraham, President Donald Trump clarified that the new gold additions to the walls were real gold. In May, rumors suggested that the appliqués might have been plastic pieces purchased at Home Depot and spray-painted.