Gold prices have sustained their impressive rally into the second consecutive week, reaching a pinnacle during the initial trading sessions of this week at $2,189 per ounce, marking a new record high. Today’s technical analysis, focusing on the 4-hour timeframe chart, reveals that the simple moving averages remain supportive of …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session, March 11
In the commodity market, WTI crude oil prices maintained their consolidative stance in the commodities market, circling the pivotal 200-day SMA and attempting to break through the $78.00 region. At $77.77 per barrel, US crude oil was last observed up 0.53%. Tuesday’s weekly update on US crude oil stocks as …
Read More »Gold holds recent gains as focus shifts to US Inflation data
Gold price clings to all-time highs and awaits US Inflation data for further action. The US CPI data will indicate whether the Fed gets confident that price stability is ensured. The US NFP report keeps hopes of a Fed rate cut in June alive.Gold price (XAU/USD) rally hit a pause …
Read More »Financial Markets’ Weekly Recap: Gold gets brighter at historical levels as markets await key data
Last week witnessed several important events and movements in terms of their impact on overall trading transactions. The week closed with a sharp decline in the US dollar in addition to weak performance of risk-linked assets amid mixed risk appetite due to the growing importance of the statements and data …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session, March 7
WTI crude oil prices continued their consolidative trend in the commodities market, hovering around $80.00 per barrel, amid anticipation of a rate cut by the Federal Reserve and higher crude oil imports by China in January and February.Gold prices continued to rise, surpassing $2,160 per ounce to reach an all-time …
Read More »Gold continues to record new historical peaks 7/3/2024
Gold prices have continued their remarkable ascent, defying our earlier anticipation of a bearish trend. In our previous report, we emphasized the significance of trading below the historical resistance level of 2144. However, with the price surging beyond this historical peak, reaching $2161 per ounce at the opening of today’s …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session, March, 6
More softening of the US employment market supported the growing likelihood of a rate decrease by the Fed in June, which further undermined the value of the dollar. Meanwhile, gold reached all-time-high, around $2,150 per ounce, as a result of more gains, and the EUR/USD pair broke above 1.0900 during …
Read More »Gold gives up record peak but remains above $2,100 ahead of Powell’s testimony
On Wednesday, gold prices experienced a slight decline but remained above the $2,100 per ounce mark, following a surge driven by increased expectations of a US interest rate cut in June, which pushed the precious metal to a record high in the previous session ahead of Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome …
Read More »Gold hits resistance and loses momentum 6/3/2024
Gold prices experienced significant gains during the previous trading session, in line with the anticipated positive trend, nearing the historical peak recorded around $2144 per ounce and reaching a high of $2141. Analyzing the technical aspects today, particularly on the 4-hour timeframe, we observe that the resistance level at $2144, …
Read More »Gold leaps as traders shift focus to Powell testimony
Gold prices reached a new record of $2141.59 earlier on Tuesday, driven by expectations of forthcoming Fed policy easing. Reports of slowing business activity in the US services sector contributed to the rally, with XAU/USD now trading at $2126.85.A decline in US Treasury yields supports the surge in gold prices. …
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