On Friday, the dollar rose versus the euro and the Japanese yen after the August jobs report revealed a still-strong labour market, despite some signs of slippage. Employers added 187,000 jobs in August, exceeding predictions of 170,000. However, data for July was revised downward to reflect 157,000 employment gains rather …
Read More »Gold’s chance to rebound diminished on stronger US dollar
The precious metal’s weekly gain for dollar investors was reduced to 1.2% as gold prices declined this afternoon entering Friday’s London benchmark auction as mixed data on the US labour market was followed by less-poor manufacturing sector data. Gold is trading at 1940.86 per ounce at the time of writing.According …
Read More »Gold stabilizes with anticipation of US jobs data, but is heading for weekly gains
Gold prices appear to be heading on Friday, September 1, to achieve gains for the second week in a row, supported by declining chances of raising US interest rates this year after a week full of data, at the end of which an important jobs report is issued. Gold settled …
Read More »Gold hits resistance, eyes are on US jobs data 1/9/2023
Gold prices found it difficult to break the pivotal resistance level published in the previous report at 1945, in which we explained how important it is to the current trading levels, to force gold prices to retest 1938. Technically, the 50-day simple moving average still protects the price, and we …
Read More »Gold is near a one-month high ahead of US inflation data
Gold prices rose to near one-month highs on Thursday as a new batch of weak US data reinforced expectations for a pause in interest rate hikes this year, although inflation readings released later on Thursday may revise those expectations. By 0331 GMT, spot gold rose 0.2 percent to $1,945.40 per …
Read More »Gold catches the eye at the expense of the dollar 31/8/2023
Gold prices achieved the official target required during the previous technical report at 1945, recording its highest level of $1949 per ounce. Technically, we find that gold prices succeeded in basing themselves on the previously breached resistance level and converted into a support level at the price of 1936, accompanied …
Read More »Market Drivers – US Session, August 30
Gold rose for the third consecutive day, encountering resistance below $1,950. Lower yields and a weaker Dollar provided support for the precious metal. Silver reversed after reaching $25.00 and closed marginally lower at $24.60.The US Dollar Index fell for the third consecutive day, reaching the lowest close in two weeks, …
Read More »Gold gains amid weaker US data
With a three-day winning streak near $1,942 and almost 1.50% daily gains. The US reported weaker labour market figures, with ADP Employment Change increasing by 177,000 employed people, lower than expected.Jerome Powell emphasized restrictive monetary policy until cooling trends show a cooling trend. The US bond yields decreased to 4.88%, …
Read More »Gold touches the target and consolidates its gains 30/8/2023
Gold prices touched the bullish target at the price of 1929, heading to visit the second target of 1933, recording its highest level at $1938 per ounce. Today’s technical vision indicates the possibility of resuming the rise, relying on gold prices continuing to receive a positive incentive from the simple …
Read More »Why do financial markets expect less hawkish Fed?
According to the US Bureau of Labour Statistics, there were 8.827 million job opportunities in July, far fewer than the predicted 9.465 million, while consumer confidence declined. The probability of a Fed rate hike in September has decreased to just 13.5%, according to the CME FedWatch Tool, while the probability …
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