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Gold prices fell on Monday as a stronger dollar reduced the precious metal’s safe-haven appeal and investors awaited non-farm payrolls data in the United States and minutes from the latest Federal Reserve meeting to be published later this week. Spot gold prices fell 0.4 percent to $1911.70 an ounce by …

Another platter of worthy reports from significant economies and significant risk occurrences will be presented to investors next week. The European Central Bank’s three-day forum in Sintra, Portugal, which begins on Monday, will likely be the primary attraction. The forum will convene amid global sentiment that is still shaky as …

On Friday, gold prices are heading for the largest weekly loss since February, as the dollar received support from expectations of the Federal Reserve raising interest rates again this year, which pushed the non-yielding yellow metal to its lowest level in more than three months. By 0246 GMT, spot gold …

Gold Price renewed three-month low after five-day losing streak. It looks pressured on the hawkishness adopted recently by central banks. This hawkish stance amplifies economic fears and underpin the American currency’s demand, weighing on the Gold Index. Mostly upbeat US data, positive statements by Fed Chair Jerome Powell also bolstered …

Gold prices fell on Wednesday as appetite for riskier assets increased following easing fears of a widening global banking crisis. Spot gold fell 0.6% to $1,961.80 an ounce by 0749 GMT, after rising 1% on Tuesday. US gold futures fell 0.5 percent to $1,963.10. However, he added that some investors …

Gold prices fell on Monday after the rise in stocks undermined the yellow metal’s attractiveness as a safe haven, while investors were assessing the steps taken by the authorities to allay fears of a crisis in the global banking system. Spot gold fell 1.4 percent to $1,949.99 an ounce by …

In spite of lower yields supporting gold, the US dollar has increased and is now weakening the Gold Index (XAU/USD). Geopolitical concerns are causing central banks to raise their gold holdings, according to a recent report. At the time of writing, the price of XAU/USD is $1,979.64.\ After halting in …

Global financial conditions, perceived as strongly correlated with future growth, are at the tightest levels in two years, driven by soaring energy prices, sliding stocks and the market consequences of the Ukraine-Russia conflict.Financial conditions is the umbrella phrase for how metrics such as exchange rates, equity swings and borrowing costs …

Ukraine is a relatively small country wedged between Russia and Europe. It was part of the Soviet Union until 1991; it has been a less-than-perfect democracy with a fragile economy and foreign policy that wavers between pro-Russian and pro-European. In November 2013, President Viktor Yanukovych refused a deal for integration …

Gold prices firmed on Thursday as investors remained cautious about the conflict between Russia and Ukraine, which also boosted demand for the safe-haven precious metal, while supply fears pushed palladium to a seven-month high. Gold prices consolidated in spot transactions at $1926.10 an ounce. US gold futures rose 0.4 percent …