Following a surprise 25 basis point (bps) rate hike in May, the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) board members opted to raise the Official Cash Rate (OCR) by another 25 basis points (bps) to 4.10% at its June policy meeting, delivering another hawkish surprise. According to the most recent Reuters …
Read More »Gold is still in a sideways, await pending orders 12/6/2023
The technical outlook is unchanged and for several consecutive sessions, we waited for the pending orders to be activated due to the sideways movements that dominated gold prices from below 1945 and from above below 1977. From the point of view of technical analysis, gold prices witnessed positive attempts, but …
Read More »Gold is still on a sideways path 9/6/2023
The technical outlook is unchanged, and for several consecutive sessions, we waited for the pending orders to be activated due to the sideways movements that dominated gold prices from below 1945 and from above below 1977. Technically, there are positive attempts that supported gold prices to touch 1970 dollars, accompanied …
Read More »Gold starts pressing on support 8/6/2023
Throughout several consecutive sessions, we waited for the pending orders to be activated due to the sideways movements that dominated gold prices from below 1945 and from above below 1977, explaining that the decline below 1945 is a beginning signal for the resumption of the correctional decline, recording its lowest …
Read More »Gold slides on surging US T-yields, global economic woes
Gold prices decline, hindered by rising US bond yields and the greenback’s resilience; XAU/USD is down 0.50%. Gloomy global economic outlook impacts sentiment, with disappointing export data from China and broadened US trade deficit.The US dollar gains momentum as the US Dollar Index (DXY) pares earlier losses, adding pressure on …
Read More »Gold is in a sideways path and we await a stronger signal 7/6/2023
Narrow sideways trades confined from below above the main support floor 1945, and from above below the pivotal resistance level at 1977, so that the technical outlook remains unchanged. From the angle of technical analysis today, the contradiction between the technical signals continues, and we found the 50-day simple moving …
Read More »Gold is squandering its gains, and negative pressure is in place 5/6/2023
Gold prices fell at the end of last week’s trading to give up their intraday gains as a result of the rise in the US dollar after the US jobs data, which came in better than expected, witnessed the lowest level at $1944 per ounce, after recording the highest at …
Read More »Financial Assets’ Weekly Recap, May 29 – June 2
Financial assets’ price moves along past week have been led by a number of major developments most notably: the US non-farm payrolls data shortly after the US debt ceiling deal, as well as the European inflation data.Oil Prices Hope For More Optimism Oil prices rallied for the second day on …
Read More »Gold price falls on NFP data, spiking T-yields
Gold price has dropped despite the week’s strong performance in an expected reaction to US job growth that exceeded expectations for May 2023.Rising US Treasury bond yields as well as the robust USD do exert downward pressure on the precious metal. US debt-ceiling resolution contributed to easing bond yields, a …
Read More »Gold is on its way to the best week in two months
On Friday, gold prices were heading for their biggest weekly gain in nearly two months, as dollar weakness and hopes that the Federal Reserve would stop raising interest rates boosted the yellow metal’s appeal. And gold prices stabilized in spot transactions at 1979.24 dollars an ounce by 0457 GMT. US …
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